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https://up.edu.ph/fighting-maroons-take-down-soaring-falcons/ | Fighting Maroons take down Soaring Falcons – University of the Philippines | Fighting Maroons take down Soaring Falcons Fighting Maroons take down Soaring Falcons September 17, 2019 | Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo The Mall of Asia Arena watches the ball from Bright Akhuetie’s second free throw that would give UP the lead against Adamson in the last seconds of the game. This was the winning shot for the Fighting Maroons. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) It was a nail-biter reminiscent of last season’s finals bid: the UP Fighting Maroons head to head with the Adamson University Soaring Falcons. Last year’s semifinals saw UP snatching the finals spot away from Adamson, knocking away its twice-to-beat advantage in what was arguably the two most exciting games of Season 81 of the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball tournament. Denied! Ricci Rivero rejects Jerom Lastimosa’s last attempt for the Soaring Falcons. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) In their much anticipated first meeting in Season 82, UP’s Bright Akhuetie and prized recruit Kobe Paras rallied the Fighting Maroons to victory in overtime, 83-82. Akhuetie filed his second double-double of the season with 18 points and 18 rebounds, while the debuting Paras successfully emerged from his baptism of fire with 20 markers and six boards. Save for Juan Gomez de Liaño’s one trip to the line, Akhuetie and Paras received the most charity chances. Both also clocked in the longest playing times among the UP squad this season, with Paras playing for 41:05 and Akhuetie for 34:38. Top scorer in the match against Adamson, Kobe Paras celebrates the UP victory in his first game of the season. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The tight first quarter saw the Maroons ahead with the first lead change of the match happening in the last few minutes, ending with a two-point deficit for UP at 18-20. Six of those points were off David Murrell’s field goals, six from Paras’s basket and free throws, four from Akhuetie’s field goal and charities, and two courtesy of Jun Manzo’s basket. Soaring Maroon? David Murrell flies to an early basket. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) No fear. Kobe Paras takes on the taller Lenda Douanga to sink a Maroon basket. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) But Adamson was hell-bent on widening the gap in the next quarter. One-and-done Falcon guard Val Chauca surely made his presence felt by banking 15 of his team’s 21 points: nine points from three treys, four from two inside the arc, and two from the line. UP struggled against Adamson’s 11-0 run in the second half of the quarter, with only one inside shot by Akhuetie and one of two free throws from Paras. The team from Diliman trailed by 16 at the end of the first half, 25-41. Bright Akhuetie tries to snatch the ball off Lenda Douanga. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Jaydee Tungcab on the way to make two for UP (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The UP Pep Squad shows the “puso” in the UP mantra, “Utak at Puso” (mind and heart). (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) As if the double-digit damage to UP wasn’t enough, Adamson veteran Jerrick Ahanmisi shot two, less than 30 seconds into the third quarter, marking the biggest lead in the game at 18. But the Fighting Maroons weren’t about to take it lightly. Fresh off the bench, James Spencer goes for three. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Whatever happened in the Maroon dugout during half-time was the much needed shot in the arm as UP retaliated with three runs after Ahanmisi’s basket: 9-0, 7-0, and 6-0, with the in-betweens accounting for only three Adamson points. Less than two minutes remaining, Falcon AP Manlapaz stopped UP’s run with a two-pointer, only to be answered by Paras’s inside shot. Adamson center Lenda Douanga sank another basket before Juan Gomez de Liaño’s trey sealed the deal for UP to end the third quarter with a two-point lead, 52-50. Juan Gomez de Liaño drives to the basket as Jerrick Ahanmisi tries to step on the brakes in this fast break. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Noah Webb tries to get up after taking the shot as everyone waits for the ball to drop. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Double high-fives. UP Diliman College of Human Kinetics Dean Francis Diaz (in maroon) and former Maroon captain Paul Desiderio celebrate after Juan Gomez de Liaño banks a three to give UP a two-point lead at the end of the third quarter. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Heart-stopping would be one of the best ways to describe the last quarter, with five deadlocks and six lead changes across the last ten minutes of regulation time. UP’s James Spencer kicked things off with a three-point shot a few seconds in and Adamson replied with a 7-0 run. With 22 seconds left and the team from Ermita up by three, Paras drove to the basket against three Falcons as fellow Maroon Javi Gomez de Liaño ran outside the arc. As if guided by a sixth sense, Paras executed a smooth no-look pass to the UP forward who was free to take the three-pointer. With 17.8 seconds remaining and 10 left in the shot clock, Gomez de Liaño’s trey slid into the ring to tie the game. With no answer from Adamson, the match went into overtime. It’s one against four as Ricci Rivero rises above the Soaring Falcons to take the two. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Man on a mission. Focus is etched on Javi Gomez de Liaño’s face as he takes the three-pointer to tie the game for UP. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The first three minutes of the five-minute overtime saw UP behind by seven, 75-82, with only a two-pointer from Akhuetie against nine Falcon points. But Adamson began to unravel after its shot clock violation in the last two minutes. Akhuetie made his two charities. With less than a minute to go, Paras scored two. Manzo stole the ball from Ahanmisi with 39 seconds left and went for the layup, cutting down the Falcon lead to one. “U-ni-ber-si-dad-ng-Pi-li-pi-nas,” chants the Maroon crowd. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Bright Akhuetie goes for the paint points two minutes into overtime. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Kobe Paras takes the ball to the basket from Juan Gomez de Liaño’s inbound pass to bring UP’s deficit down to three with 52 seconds left in the game clock. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Jun Manzo lays it up after swiping the ball from Falcon Jerrick Ahanmisi across the court, with 39 seconds left to play. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) With Adamson in possession and looking to set up its play, Maroon Juan Gomez de Liaño intercepted a pass from Ahanmisi to Manlapaz and ran with it. A mad scramble in the dying seconds of overtime ended with Akhuetie getting fouled. Sinking both his free throws with 2.8 seconds remaining, he gave UP the one-point lead. Ricci Rivero then foiled Falcon Jerom Lastimosa’s attempt at a three by tipping the ball and securing UP’s win. The UP Fighting Maroons will be facing the National University Bulldogs next, on September 18, 10:30am, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. |
https://up.edu.ph/upaa-sends-out-a-call-for-nominations-for-up-alumni-awards-2023/ | UPAA sends out a call for nominations for UP Alumni Awards 2023 – University of the Philippines | UPAA sends out a call for nominations for UP Alumni Awards 2023 UPAA sends out a call for nominations for UP Alumni Awards 2023 January 23, 2023 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) has launched the search for nominees for the UPAA Distinguished Alumni Awards 2023. The awards are given to honor UP alumni who have pre-eminently distinguished themselves, based on the concept that “when the prestige of the alumni increases, the prestige of the institution is thereby increased.” The awards ceremony for 2023 will be held on Saturday, August 19, at 4:30 p.m., at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman Campus, Quezon City. The UPAA grants awards to UP alumni who have demonstrated exceptional achievements in their chosen fields of endeavor and have given outstanding contributions that bring about significant benefits to society and distinct honor to the University. Recognition is given to those with accomplishments that impact the communities in which they are or have been active, whether on the local, national, or international level. The categories for nominations are: UPAA Most Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Award – given to an alumnus/alumna who, in addition to qualifying for a UPAA Distinguished Alumni Award, also satisfies the criteria for the Most Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus Award described below; UPAA Lifetime Distinguished Achievement Awards – given to senior alumni who have achieved professional distinction and demonstrated meritorious service throughout their career; UPAA Distinguished Alumni Awards – conferred on alumni who have demonstrated exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions in their chosen field of endeavor; UPAA Distinguished Service Awards – given to individual alumni and alumni chapters or groups who have rendered exceptional service in the pursuit of the goals of the University and the Association; UPAA Multigenerational UP Alumni Family Awards – bestowed on families who have produced, as of the end of 2019 and 2020, at least three successive generations of UP alumni. The 2023 UPAA Awards Committee urges sectors and groups to identify alumni nominees who are everyday heroes or unsung achievers who make a difference through their quiet work in obscure areas of the country or foreign territories. Nominations for the awards are accepted from any UP alumnus or alumni chapter until Friday, March 31, 2023. For details, please get in touch with the UPAA Secretariat at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Magsaysay Ave, UP Diliman, Quezon City, tels. 7910-6390; 7587-8722; or email upaa.awards2023@gmail.com. Conceived in 1933, the UPAA Distinguished Alumni Awards began with the UPAA Gold Medal of Merit and the Diploma of Honor. Until 1938, only two UP alumni were chosen annually to receive the awards. The awards were suspended in 1939, and again in 1941 to 1946, due to World War II. However, in 1947, four UP alumni were posthumously awarded as war heroes. As the University grew older, more and more UP alumni attained distinction. Thus, in 1957, the UPAA began giving awards in the different service categories, which today are the UPAA Distinguished Alumni Awards. In addition, as the UPAA’s activities multiplied and it began calling on the assistance of some of its members, the UPAA Service Award was created in 1968. In 2020, the first year of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the UPAA decided to give just one unprecedented collective award, the UPAA Most Distinguished Alumni Award, to all UP Health Frontliners all over the world, living and deceased, who heroically continued to serve in their various lines of work in the face of the hazards of contagion to their lives. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-to-launch-official-email-service-for-its-alumni/ | UP to launch official email service for its alumni – University of the Philippines | UP to launch official email service for its alumni UP to launch official email service for its alumni October 29, 2021 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines (UP) is proud of its vast academic community, especially its over 300,000 alumni. They include among their ranks outstanding leaders and professionals in the country and around the world who continue to make their mark in their respective fields. UP is launching its Alumni Email Registration (AER), an online application platform on the UP System Office of Alumni Relations (UP OAR) website. The virtual launch of the AER, dubbed “Let’s KONEK: Taralets!” will be held on November 12, Friday, at 10:00 a.m. Manila standard time, via TVUP’s YouTube channel, and the official UP YouTube and Facebook page. The OAR hopes to bind this global UP community even more closely and keep communication lines between the University and its alumni. The UP alumni email is a service created for bona fide UP alumni who have been verified by the UP OAR. UP alumni are provided with their very own UP alumni email account, @alum.up.edu.ph, which bears the mark of a proud Iskolar ng Bayan and reflects the alumni’s shared membership in the UP community. In addition, the UP alumni email aims to serve as the gateway to many benefits in the University. It has unlimited storage and will be the vehicle for the latest information on University and UP alumni events and opportunities for donation or volunteerism straight to the inbox. The UP alumni email also guarantees that its account-holders receive the monthly Alumni eNewsletter. It will be the keystone in updating the alumni’s personal information in the UP Alumni Database. The UP OAR clarifies that the email account may not be issued to anyone other than the UP alumnus/alumna requesting the service. Only one email account per alumnus/alumna is allowed. The OAR will request periodic status updates from UP alumni to confirm their continued relationship with the University. Be part of the launch of this email service for UP alumni on November 12! |
https://up.edu.ph/up-honors-ched-chair/ | UP honors CHED chair – University of the Philippines | UP honors CHED chair UP honors CHED chair January 10, 2019 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University held a testimonial dinner in honor of Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson J. Prospero de Vera III on January 4 at the Executive House, UP Diliman. The honoree, Commission on Higher Education Chairperson J. Prospero de Vera III says he is privileged to be with friends “in our quest to make Filipinos’ lives better through education.” (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) De Vera, who is an alumnus, professor, and former UP System official, was recognized for his chairmanship of CHED and of the UP Board of Regents, “for consistently exhibiting the outstanding qualities required of the highest implementer of policies and laws on higher education.” His “unwavering resolve to expedite the implementation” of Republic Act No. 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act is a testament to de Vera’s character, the citation read. De Vera’s “comprehensive understanding of the issues surrounding higher education,” which was attributed to his being a professor at the National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) and his administrative experience in UP Diliman and the UP System, “enabled him to craft timely and relevant policies and reforms.” He was acknowledged for “successfully steering UP’s Padayon Public Service Office in promoting synergy between academic institutions and the government” as VP for public affairs from 2011 to 2016. And finally, de Vera was lauded “for his service as a scholar of the nation, displaying excellence in both national and international fronts of policy development, having served as adviser to the Government of the Philippines negotiating panel, president of the Association of Political Consultants in Asia, director of the Center for Policy and Executive Development, and executive director of the Center for Leadership, Citizenship and Democracy at the [UP NCPAG], among many others.” (Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO) From left, Atty. Benjamin Moraleda, de Vera’s classmate at Quezon City Science High School; Dr. Edna Co, the honoree’s colleague at UP NCPAG; CHED Commissioner Lilian De Las Llagas, who was also University and BOR secretary when de Vera was VP for public affairs of UP; and National Statistician and Civil Registrar General Lisa Grace Bersales, who served as VP for planning and finance and was de Vera’s colleague in former UP President Alfredo Pascual’s executive team. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) De Vera (left) receives the citation and tokens from UP President Danilo Concepcion. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Regent Angelo Jimenez leads the toast to de Vera. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/call-for-papers-asian-journalism-research-conference-2019/ | Asian Journalism Research Conference 2019 – University of the Philippines | Asian Journalism Research Conference 2019 Asian Journalism Research Conference 2019 March 29, 2019 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The Department of Journalism of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication invites journalism and communication students to submit entries to the 2019 Asian Journalism Research Conference (AJRC 2019), scheduled on April 12, 2019 (Friday) at the University of the Philippines, Diliman campus. The AJRC 2019 theme is: “JOURNALISM IN CRISIS, CRISIS IN JOURNALISM” The conference will begin with a plenary session on this year’s theme. Invited speakers are: Prof. Edson Tandoc of the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Jeff Canoy of ABS-CBN, 2018 McLuhan Awardee and 2018 Palanca Awardee for Essay Tress Reyes of CNN Philippines Robert Jaworski Abano of Philippine Daily Inquirer This will be followed by an undergraduate student research competition in three categories: Academic Researches in Journalism (Journalism issues/theory) Investigative Reporting (original student work, in-depth print stories) Journalism Projects (original student long form journalism in print, broadcast or new media) The AJRC seeks to promote academic research in Journalism as well as print, broadcast and online in-depth projects. Moreover, AJRC provides a venue for students to share their work with fellow students in the region. The activity is in line with the Department’s thrust of fostering excellence in journalism practice and research as a CHED Center for Excellence. It is organized by the UP CMC Journalism Department in collaboration with the Universiti Sains Malaysia and the University of Santo Tomas Journalism Program. Academic partners include the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and the Trinity University of Asia. The conference is sponsored by the University of the Philippines Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development (UP OVCRD), VERA Files, the Philippine Press Institute, Roland Simbulan and family, Jollibee Corporation and the Embassy of Canada in Manila. For more information email up.journ.dept@mail.com. |
https://up.edu.ph/upous-space-for-lifelong-learning-in-kaohsiung/ | UPOU’s space for lifelong learning in Kaohsiung – University of the Philippines | UPOU’s space for lifelong learning in Kaohsiung UPOU’s space for lifelong learning in Kaohsiung January 31, 2019 | Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo Its name may be Philippines Learning Commons (PLC), but it isn’t just for Filipino workers in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It’s for all overseas workers who wish to acquire knowledge, whether for personal development or career advancement. And yes, locals are welcome, too. A result of the UP Open University’s (UPOU) partnership with the National University of Kaohsiung (NUK), the PLC was inaugurated in November 2018 at the main campus of NUK. It was a highlight of the UPOU-organized 3rd International Conference on Open and Distance e-Learning, which was held abroad for the first time. National University of Kaohsiung President Leon Shyue-Liang Wang during the inauguration of the Philippines Learning Commons in its main campus (Photo from https://www.nuk.edu.tw/files/16-1000-19661.php?Lang=zh-tw) The initiative was also supported by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education, Manila Economic and Cultural Office, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Taiwan Ministry of Labor, Taiwan Ministry of Education, and Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association Kaohsiung. Two months prior to the inauguration, a soft launch was held at the UPOU headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna, where NUK President Leon Shyue-Liang Wang captured the essence of collaboration in his statement: “If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together.” At the inauguration program itself, he said the PLC sparked hope in people “who didn’t even dream of going to college before”. That spark of hope is what UPOU intends to ignite by widening access to quality higher education, for those who need to work or take care of family, for those who can’t physically attend traditional universities, wherever they may be in the world. As the acknowledged leader in open learning and distance education in the Philippines, the UPOU adds another achievement with the PLC and UP, a milestone in its history. Standing, from left: Director-General Cheng Tai-Yun, Kaohsiung-Pingtung-Penghu-Taitung Regional Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor; UP VP for Planning and Finance Joselito Florendo; and National University of Kaohsiung President Leon Shyue-Liang Wang; Seated, from left: Director General Huang Chiu-Kuei, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor and UP Open University Chancellor Melinda Bandalaria (Photo from the UP Open University) The latest University statistics from 2017 show that UPOU’s student population only accounts for almost seven percent of the UP System’s population of more than 53,547. It is not an impressive figure. But when one considers that UPOU has the second highest student enrollment on the graduate level across the UP System, then its strength as a provider of advanced and continuing education cannot be ignored. Having global reach means UPOU is no stranger to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) hoping to earn their degrees from UP. One of them is Joanne Gerio, who graduated with a Master of Development Communication degree in 2018. “How fortunate we are now to live in a world where learning is not only confined within the four walls of the classroom,” she said in her valedictory address. The UP Open University (UPOU) caters to those who are unable to attend traditional universities because of familial and professional obligation or because of physical disability. Some of the University’s students and graduates are overseas Filipino workers. Here is the UPOU Class of 2018 during the graduation ceremony in September. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) And it is true. In today’s technology-driven world, anyone, not just OFWs, with internet access can avail of UPOU’s learning materials. They can even become UPOU students, whether through its degree programs or its massive open online courses. There is just a little something extra for those in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. With the PLC, lifelong learners not only have a technology-equipped educational facility, but also the space to converge and converse, where they can learn from quality resource materials and from each other. And UPOU won’t remain the only Philippine institution involved in the PLC. As part of the national university system, it is not only expected to lead but to help build the capacities of other Philippine universities, public and private, so that higher education in the country is strengthened. According to UPOU Chancellor Melinda Bandalaria, “This is in consideration of UPOU’s initiative and mandate to cascade our best practices and really include other Philippine universities to have their opportunity to serve and be part of this Philippines Learning Commons.” |
https://up.edu.ph/up-co-hosts-aun-2nd-international-health-promotion-conference/ | UP co-hosts AUN 2nd International Health Promotion Conference – University of the Philippines | UP co-hosts AUN 2nd International Health Promotion Conference UP co-hosts AUN 2nd International Health Promotion Conference September 24, 2019 | Written by Fred Dabu Officials and participants of the ASEAN University Network-Health Promotion Network (AUN-HPN) 2nd International Health Promotion Conference. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. The University of the Philippines (UP), together with the ASEAN University Network (AUN), co-hosted the AUN’s 2nd International Health Promotion Conference, with the theme, “Moving towards Healthy Universities in Asia”, on August 20-21 at the Novotel Manila, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines. With the aim of enhancing the development of health-promoting universities and the implementation of programs based on the “Healthy Universities Framework”, the conference culminated with the signing of the “Manila Declaration: Universities as Centers of Health and Wellness”, a vital and historic output of the conference, on August 21. The AUN-Health Promotion Network (AUN-HPN), a thematic network of the AUN, primarily aims to “create a platform for ASEAN higher education institutions for collaboration and networking among themselves and with other key stakeholders in order to enhance the health promotion efforts in the region”. UP Executive Vice President Teodoro J. Herbosa, delivers the welcome message of UP President Danilo L. Concepcion. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. AUN Executive Director Choltis Dhirathiti welcomes the participants of the 2nd International Health Promotion Conference. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Dr. Nopraenue Sajjarax Dhirathiti, vice president for International Relations and Corporate Communication, Mahidol University, Thailand, delivers her welcome message. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHEd – Philippines) Chair J. Prospero de Vera III delivers his welcome message. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Welcome messages were delivered by: UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, represented by UP Executive Vice President Teodoro Herbosa; AUN Executive Director Choltis Dhirathiti; Mahidol University (Thailand) Vice President Nopraenue Sajjarax Dhirathiti; and, Commission on Higher Education (CHEd – Philippines) Chair J. Prospero de Vera III at the opening ceremony on August 20. Secretary of Health (Philippines) Francisco Duque III, delivered his keynote message on “Challenges and Opportunities in Promoting Health through Healthy Universities” based on the experiences and accomplishments of the Department of Health and the Universal Health Care law. Hon. Francisco Duque III, Secretary of Health, Philippines, delivers his keynote message, “Challenges and Opportunities in Promoting Health through Healthy Universities: DOH Perspective”. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Plenary and parallel discussion sessions were held, covering a broad range of topics on health-related research, programs, policymaking, institution and country-based experiences, best practices, and networking initiatives in health promotion; as well as addressing prevailing issues, such as mental health, non-communicable diseases, and others. There were a total of 48 poster presentations, 57 parallel oral presentations, and 10 plenary presentations by expert resource persons. Conference participants view research posters outside the plenary hall. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Various topics were discussed in the parallel sessions. Photo by Jun Madrid. Health promotion in universities in Asia Coordinator for Formation and Ethics Guia Tan, Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health, Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines); and AUN-HPN Executive Director Wiwat Rojanapithayakorn discussed health promotion in Asian universities. Mahidol University (Thailand) Vice President for International Relations and Corporate Communication Nopraenue Sajjarax Dhirathiti, Dr. Manuel M. Dayrit, former dean of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health, and former Secretary of Health (Philippines), and Chancellor Carmencita D. Padilla of UP Manila shared lessons and insights on teaching and learning health promotion. The UP Dance Sport Society, Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club, and De La Salle Innersoul student groups performed special numbers at the welcome dinner. Coordinator for Formation and Ethics Guia Tan of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health, Ateneo de Manila University, discusses health promotion in Philippine universities. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. AUN-HPN Executive Director Wiwat Rojanapithayakorn discusses health promotion in universities in Asia. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Translating research to policy The second day of the conference, August 21, marked the signing of the “Manila Declaration: Universities as Centers of Health and Wellness” and the continuation of the plenary and parallel session discussions. Professor Hiroyasu Iso of the Department of Social Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University (Japan), Vice Director Daisaku Nakatani of the Center for Global Health, Osaka University (Japan), and Dr. Orratai Waleewong, researcher in the International Health Policy Program (IHPP), Ministry of Public Health (Thailand), at the plenary presented key lessons and experiences on translating health promotion research to policy. Professor Hiroyasu Iso of the Department of Social Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Global health promotion initiatives for universities Health Promotion Technical Officer Riita-Maija Hämäläinen of the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office, Senior Health Specialist Gerard Servais of the Asian Development Bank, Dr. Supaporn Sudnongbua of the Faculty of Public Health, Naresuan University, Thailand, and Dr. Mark Dooris, Chair of the United Kingdom Healthy Universities, and Professor of Health and Sustainability, and Director of Healthy and Sustainable Settings Unit, University of Central Lancashire, England, discussed specific health promotion programs and global initiatives focusing on universities. Health Promotion Technical Officer Riita-Maija Hämäläinen, of the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office discusses specific health promotion programs and global initiatives focusing on universities. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Senior Health Specialist Gerard Servais of the Asian Development Bank discusses specific health promotion programs and global initiatives focusing on universities. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Signing of the “Manila Declaration” The “Manila Declaration for Healthy Universities” focuses on the role of universities as centers of health and wellness, in addition to their being centers of learning, research, and service. “Universities can also serve as hubs for health promotion, health literacy and culture, adoption of healthy lifestyles, and creation of safe and healthy teaching and learning environments,” the Declaration states. The Declaration identifies globalization, changes in human behaviors and relationships, and impact on natural and social environments as factors “resulting in the rise of non-communicable, lifestyle and chronic diseases, injuries, mental health issues”, spread of diseases, and other challenges. With the AUN-HPN and the Healthy Universities Framework it formulates “to address these concerns early in our society’s youth”, member universities are primarily called upon to support and implement the said Framework “to contribute to human development and healthy societies of the future”. The Declaration also emphasizes that addressing global health challenges calls for “the development of innovative approaches, methods and technologies” and “requires the collaboration, coordination, and collective actions of State and non-state actors, parties, and organizations”. “As social, behavioral and natural scientists, health professionals, researchers, administrators, students and staff, we recognize and commit to our task and obligation of creating nurturing, healthy and safe universities and environments necessary for the promotion of the health and wellness of our constituents and the general population,” the Declaration states. Dr. Wiwat Rojanapithayakorn and Dr. Teodoro J. Herbosa lead the signing of the “Manila Declaration: Universities as Centers of Health and Wellness”. Photo by Jun Madrid. Conference participants also sign their names on the tarpaulin poster to express their support of the “Manila Declaration: Universities as Centers of Health and Wellness”. Photo by Jun Madrid. “Manila Declaration: Universities as Centers of Health and Wellness”. Photo by Jun Madrid. Conference participants More than 300 participants attended the conference, comprised of experts, researchers, academics, students, and officials of government agencies and non-governmental organizations who are working on health promotion. They came from 12 countries, namely: Brunei (University of Brunei Darussalam); Cambodia (Royal University of Phnom Penh); United Kingdom (University of Central Lancashire); Hong Kong (BSR Asia Pacific Ltd.); Indonesia (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Airlangga); Japan (Okayama University Medical School, Osaka University, Shinshu University); Malaysia (University Kebangsaan Malaysia, University Putra Malaysia); Myanmar (Defense Services Medical Research Center, University of Economics); Singapore (National University of Singapore); Vietnam (Vietnam National University); Kingdom of Thailand (Mahidol University, Burapha University, Chiang Mai University, Chulalungkorn University, Naresuan University, Thammasat University, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Mahasarakham University, Walailak University, Thai Health Promotion Board); and, the Philippines (UP System offices, UP Manila, UP-Philippine General Hospital, UP Diliman, UP Open University, UP Los Baños, Ateneo de Manila University, Central Mindanao University, Centro Escolar University, De La Salle College of Saint Benilde, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute, De La Salle University, Emilio Aguinaldo College in Manila, Department of Health, Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center, Far Eastern University, Institute of Health Policy and Development Studies, Mariveles Medical Hospital, Mariano Marcos State University, National Teacher Training Center for the Health Professions, New Era University, Physicians for Peace Philippines, St. Paul University Manila, San Beda University, University of Santo Tomas College of Nursing, Western Mindanao State University, World Health Organization -Western Pacific Regional Office). The Philippines, as host, had 269 registered participants. The country’s initial members of AUN are: UP, De La Salle University, and the Ateneo de Manila University. Thailand had the largest foreign delegation, with 55 participants. Participants of the conference tour the UP Diliman campus. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. |
https://up.edu.ph/pelikula-lektura-up-film-institute-philippine-cinema-centennial-lecture-series/ | A Filipino in America: 1930s Pelikulang Filipino, Amerikanong Kolonialismo, at Negosiasyon ng Kolonyalidad – University of the Philippines | A Filipino in America: 1930s Pelikulang Filipino, Amerikanong Kolonialismo, at Negosiasyon ng Kolonyalidad A Filipino in America: 1930s Pelikulang Filipino, Amerikanong Kolonialismo, at Negosiasyon ng Kolonyalidad February 19, 2019 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The Pelikula Lektura: UP Film Institute Philippine Cinema Centennial Lecture Series supported by the Film Development Council of the Philippines continues with the former Dean of the UP College of Mass Communication and the current director of the UP Institute of Creative Writing Dr. Rolando B. Tolentino—February 28, 2019 (Thursday) 9:30 AM at the UPFI Film Center – Cine Adarna in UP Diliman. Admission is FREE and open to the public. Certificates will be awarded to non-UP Film Institute students and only upon request. For interested participants, you may register at tinyurl.com/PelikulaLekturaRBT LECTURE TITLE A Filipino in America: 1930s Pelikulang Filipino, Amerikanong Kolonialismo, at Negosiasyon ng Kolonyalidad (A Filipino in America: 1930s Filipino Films, American Colonialism, and the Negotiation of Coloniality) ABSTRACT The 1930s marked a beginning in the Philippines to transition from a colony into an independent nation via the Tydings-McDuffie Act that provided for a ten-year commonwealth government beginning in 1935. This meant a trial self-rule initially through the Filipinization of the heads of government offices prior to the granting of independence by the U.S. Film provided a focal point in nation-formation, allowing for a coloniality under the supervision of the U.S. and an experimentation in colonial governance for the Philippine elite on the other hand, and the soft-selling of the official nation-formation through film’s evocation of a new media for middle-class decorum, national language policy, and ideological colonial subject transformation of the masses that patronized the movies on the other hand. In this presentation, I map out the little available materials on the 1930s Filipino films as a successful commercial venture that saw the rise of the first generation studios, and the taking over of the Big Four studios in the late 1930s. The adaption of films provided for a newer popular culture of stars and genres, a devolution of the middle class experience in the expansion of stand-alone moviehouses nationwide, and the popularization of Tagalog as the national local language of choice of the Commonwealth government. I look into two pioneering filmic texts–the film A Filipino in America (Doroteo Ines, 1938, 32:57 min.) and a critical essay “Ang Pelikulang Tagalog” (The Tagalog Film, 1938) by Teodoro Virrey—as discursive formation of the liminal colonial subject—one that remains colonial even as it transitions to independence and post-independence subjectivities. The texts represent the articulation of a local colonial subjectivity—a diasporic laboring subject in the film, and nationalist local subject in the critical essay—within the larger transitioning nation-formation and transformation of the 1930s era and beyond. BIO Rolando B. Tolentino is faculty of the UP Film Institute and former dean of the UP College of Mass Communication. He is Director of the UP Institute of Creative Writing where he also serves as fellow. He has taught at the Osaka University, National University of Singapore, and University of California, Berkeley. His research interests include Philippine literature, popular culture, cinema and media, interfacing national and transnational issues. He writes and has published books on fiction and creative non-fiction. He is a member of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Filipino Film Critics Group), Altermidya (People’s Alternative Media Network), and Congress of Teachers and Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND-UP). The Pelikula Lektura: UPFI Philippine Cinema Centennial Lecture Series aims to highlight key historical events and phenomena in Philippine cinema in the last 100 years and reflect upon what history can teach us for the next 100 years of our journey. The lectures will be presented by the leading scholars and respected critics & artists in the roster of the UPFI faculty and lecturers. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-osds-accepting-applications-for-student-learning-assistance-online/ | UP OSDS accepting applications for Student Learning Assistance Online – University of the Philippines | UP OSDS accepting applications for Student Learning Assistance Online UP OSDS accepting applications for Student Learning Assistance Online November 7, 2022 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The Office of Student Development Services has reopened the Student Learning Assistance Online (SLAS Online) to accommodate UP students who require learning assistance in AY 2022-2023. This is also to allow students affected by Typhoon Paeng to apply for financial aid. Undergraduate students, including Juris Doctor and Doctor of Medicine students, may file applications for the UP Grants-In-Aid Program (GIAP) and Remote Learning Assistance through the SLAS Online. Beneficiaries of Free Higher Education (RA 10931) may also apply. The SLASOnline will accept applications beginning on 3 November 2022. Applicants must log in using their respective UP Email (@up.edu.ph). Details of the 3rd round of applications for student learning assistance are as follows: Assistance Application Period 3 – 13 November 2022 Release of Results 14 November 2022 Submission of Appeals 14 – 20 November 2022 Students are encouraged to contact the SFA Helpdesk of their campus should they encounter issues when filing applications to the SLAS Online. Heads of CU Student Affairs Units are requested to disseminate the information to eligible students. For your guidance. |
https://up.edu.ph/tiamzon-relishes-return-to-form-in-win-over-adamson/ | Tiamzon relishes return to form in win over Adamson – University of the Philippines | Tiamzon relishes return to form in win over Adamson Tiamzon relishes return to form in win over Adamson July 10, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net Nicole Tiamzon has had a diminished role as an attacker with BanKo Perlas with other spikers like Ella De Jesus, Amy Ahomiro, and Amanda Villanueva in the lineup. On Sunday, however, the former University of the Philippines stalwart had the opportunity to start the game. And Tiamzon paid instant dividends with a team-high 14 points in their four-set win over Adamson University, 25-18, 25-16, 21-25, 25-21, in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference. “I guess I’ve been put into the game a little more frequent now and I’m exposed to the game more and to the situation itself,” said Tiamzon as they won their first match in three outings. Tiamzon was absent in the Perlas Spikers’ first game in the conference and when she returned just in time for their second match she rode the bench the whole time. And now that BanKo Perlas was able to win its first game, Tiamzon hopes they can build off from their victory and improve for the rest of the eliminations. “This should be the start because it would be a waste of effort if we don’t capitalize on it,” said Tiamzon. “And I think we finally had the confidence and it’s like this was the first time that we won since last conference.” (Bong Lozada, Inquirer.net) Read more: http://sports.inquirer.net/255673/tiamzon-relishes-return-to-form-in-win-over-adamson |
https://up.edu.ph/underdogs-fight/ | Underdogs, fight! – University of the Philippines | Underdogs, fight! Underdogs, fight! July 14, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office All smiles for the members of the UP men’s basketball team and coach Bo Perasol after signing a sponsorship agreement with 8990 Holdings chief Januario Jesus “JJ” Atencio for their training in Las Vegas. (Photo from Inquirer.net) Feeling like an underdog is not unusual. A lot of people must have probably felt neglected some time in their lives—that feeling when people underestimate you and they don’t see your true potential and think you are not valuable. Yet, the process of proving them wrong is the sweetest victory that the underdogs can ever experience—enough to start a party by the bonfire. This kind of grit is what property developer 8990 Holdings and the University of the Philippines men’s basketball team (UP Fighting Maroons) have in common. Being underdogs in their respective fields—the latter in collegiate basketball and the former in the housing industry—brought them together in this unique partnership. Last June 24, 8990 Holdings president and chief executive Januario Jesus Gregorio “JJ” Atencio III signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with UP to sponsor the training of the men’s basketball team in Las Vegas in time for the upcoming University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 80. Interestingly enough, Atencio —a true-blue Atenista, but undeniably has a heart for the Maroons—agreed to sponsor the team’s training in one of the best training camps in the world. Although unwilling to disclose the specific amount, he humbly said it would cost him a few million pesos. This is the training camp where NBA and NCAA teams in the US practice and where national teams would want to set foot in. “This is going to be our first time to get them to go there,” Maroons coach Dolreich “Bo” Perasol said in an interview. The underdogs The training camp will be a big help for the Fighting Maroons—always the bottom dwellers in recent years. Last season, their five wins astounded many fans and alumni. From being at the bottom of the rank, the team was two wins away from making it to the final four. 8990 Holdings, on the other hand, is still considered an underdog in the housing industry in spite of its success. This is despite having been listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange in the past seven years. 8990 Holdings is currently valued by the stock market at around P35 billion. This is just a drop in the bucket compared to property blue chips like Ayala Land, which has a market capitalization of around P595 billion, or SM Prime Holdings, which is now valued by the market at close to P1 trillion. 8990 Holdings is also valued at less than half of how much Vista Land is trading for (P77 billion) or less than a third of Megaworld Corp.’s valuation of P145 billion. “Early on, we realized that success is not just a result, it’s a process. And so you got to enjoy the process of becoming champions in the same way that we are in the process of becoming champions in the industry where we are in,” Atencio told the team. 8990 Holdings President Januario Jesus Atencio (center) receives a Toym Imao sculpture as a symbol of appreciation from the UP community for sponsoring the UP men’s basketball team’s training in Las Vegas. From left: UP Fighting Maroons manager Dan Palami, Nowhere to go but UP Foundation founder Renan Dalisay, Atencio, UP President Danilo Concepcion, and Fighting Maroons coach Bo Perasol. (Photo from Inquirer.net) Not smart enough for UP? “My parents are not from UP. My grandparents are not from UP … My mother told me, ‘You know what J? You’re not too smart to study there,’” Atencio recalled. But he can always say he has that UP connection, having taken swimming classes there when he was nine years old. Atencio said he found out about the financial need of the Fighting Maroons from his friends, Renen Dalisay of nowheretogobutUP Foundation and veteran fund manager and entrepreneur Kevin Khoe. “One of the things that interests me with this sponsorship is this: You are the only team in the UAAP and in the NCAA that carries the name, not only just of the school, but also of the country,” Atencio told the UP team. Deca Homes, 8990 Holdings’ banner project offering affordable housing, was similar to the UP community, Atencio said. It’s a community where people from all walks of life are present, he said. Atencio said the basketball team’s potential, commitment and attitude were the reasons why he would root for them. In return, 8990 Holdings wants to encourage the team to join basketball clinics for the homeowners of Deca and become the brand ambassadors of the project. The Las Vegas dream The team members are thrilled for having the chance of training in Las Vegas. Perasol said the training would be on July 22 until August 5. “That’s a two-week training program. The training there is three times a day, so we have two sessions in the morning and one session in the afternoon. It’s [going to be] all about basketball,” Perasol said. The team would also get a chance to train with an expert who has helped players get drafted in the NBA. Perasol said the experience would give them that world-class edge by the time they return for the fresh season. Players Diego Dario and Gelo Vito are also hoping for a stronger and better team after their Las Vegas stint. “The main reason for us in going to the US is to build chemistry within the team. We feel that it’s really important coming in to the season, knowing that they’re saying that we are contenders. Everything starts with team chemistry,” Vito said. During the off-season, the Fighting Maroons participated in the FilOil Flying V Premier Cup, which the players said helped them get their act together. Ibrahim Ouattara, the 6-foot-9 find from the Republic of Mali, has easily adapted to the Maroons’ style, thanks to the camaraderie within the team. He showed his exceptional skills in the court and posted a 22-point, 25-rebound double-double to lead UP in the FilOil semifinals game against San Beda. At the very least, Ouattara said the training would help them be on par with other leading teams in the UAAP. “I think it’s a pretty good thing because for a team to really be ready on a higher level like La Salle and Ateneo, you have to be ready not only with the resources but also with the performance in the court. There is work before that. Like this preparation for example, the team going to Vegas is going to help us to be better and to perform well,” Ouattara said. Members of the team can only thank their supporters, including 8990 Holdings. “We’re always grateful to anyone who helps the team and we’re looking forward [to the trip]. I think that’s going to help us be more competitive this coming season,” Dario said. It only takes one person to believe in a team like the Fighting Maroons to become more motivated in their quest for success. Atencio may have once been a stranger to the UP community, but is now one of the biggest benefactors of the underdogs in the UAAP. (Caselda Cruz and Odelinne Jan Lina, Inquirer.net) Read more: http://business.inquirer.net/232762/underdogs-fight |
https://up.edu.ph/ups-charmed-season-81-ends-with-runners-up-trophy/ | UP’s Charmed Season 81 Ends with Runners-Up Trophy – University of the Philippines | UP’s Charmed Season 81 Ends with Runners-Up Trophy UP’s Charmed Season 81 Ends with Runners-Up Trophy December 6, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office In a game that rallied the UP community to a degree rarely seen in the last 32 years, the UP Men’s Basketball Team settled for the runners-up trophy, falling to now back-to-back champions Ateneo Blue Eagles, 99-81 at the Araneta Coliseum on December 5, 2018. It was a passionate showing for the Fighting Maroons and their supporters, who stayed to cheer their boys on long after the contest had been decided. Ateneo ace Thirdy Ravena, who was forced to shoot from the outside by good defense from Javi Gomez de Liaño, was simply too much for the Maroons. He scored 38 points, including two consecutive 3-pointers in the 4th quarter, which effectively put away any comeback hopes for UP. Fresh from a near-triple double performance in Game 1, Ravena’s point total is the highest in a UAAP Finals game since 2003. Ange Kouwame, who, before the game, was named the first foreign-born Rookie of the Year in UAAP Men’s Basketball history, was unstoppable in the paint, outplaying the injured Season 81 MVP Bright Akhuetie en route to 22 points of his own, with 20 rebounds. Ateneo’s pick-and-roll plays, with Kouwame as the roll man, were a constant thorn in the side of the Maroons, as the 19-year old Ivorian feasted on smaller defenders off switches with easy dunks all evening. Despite shooting woes, both from the field and from the line, the Fighting Maroons played intense basketball until the final whistle, led by a resurgent Paul Desiderio and Season 80 Rookie of the Year Juan Gomez de Liaño. They found themselves in an 11-point halftime hole, however, having shot just 35% from the field and getting outrebounded 30-18. These difficulties would persist in the second half, and Ateneo’s lead was never truly threatened from then on. Desiderio bounced back from his Game 1 struggles to score 15 points, grab 7 rebounds and dish out 3 assists in his last game as a Fighting Maroon. Juan Gomez de Liaño valiantly led most of UP’s runs in the second half, finishing with a team high 24 points and 7 rebounds. Akhuetie, whose left knee brace became a source of controversy and delay before the game, finished with 19 points. Despite the setback, the UP fans among the more than 23,000 Game 2 attendees, showed their appreciation for the team’s impressive showing throughout the season up until the singing of school hymns. It was the first time since 1986 since the Men’s Basketball Team last had a taste of the Finals, and the team never quit despite seemingly insurmountable odds. (Andre DP. Encarnacion, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/irelands-ambassador-to-the-philippines-visits-up/ | Ireland’s Ambassador to the Philippines visits UP – University of the Philippines | Ireland’s Ambassador to the Philippines visits UP Ireland’s Ambassador to the Philippines visits UP August 8, 2022 | Written by Fred Dabu From left to right: UP Vice President for Public Affairs Elena Pernia; Assistant to the Ambassador Nicole Mempin; UP Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Evangeline C. Amor; Ambassador of Ireland William John Carlos; UP President Danilo Concepcion; UP Assistant Vice President and Office of International Linkages Director Imee S. Martinez; and UP OIL Senior Project Assistant Chynna Riego. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). His Excellency William John Carlos, Irish Ambassador to the Philippines, met with University of the Philippines (UP) President Danilo L. Concepcion and UP System officials in Quezon Hall, UP Diliman, on Aug. 4, 2022, to discuss potential partnerships between UP and universities in Ireland. The visit signals the start of academic collaboration between UP and Irish universities, such as University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, and the National University of Ireland. With Amb. Carlos and President Concepcion were: Nicole Mempin, Assistant to the Ambassador; Elena E. Pernia, UP Vice President for Public Affairs; Imee S. Martinez, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (Internationalization) and Director, Office of International Linkages (OIL); Evangeline C. Amor, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (Instruction and Curriculum); and, Chynna Riego, Senior Project Assistant, OIL. UP President Concepcion and Ambassador Carlos discuss potential partnerships between UP and universities in Ireland. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). |
https://up.edu.ph/uppo-launches-online-hub-during-hybrid-conference/ | UPPO launches online hub during hybrid conference – University of the Philippines | UPPO launches online hub during hybrid conference UPPO launches online hub during hybrid conference November 11, 2022 | Written by Fred Dabu The UP System Procurement Office holds a conference for procurement officers across the UP System. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO). The University of the Philippines System Procurement Office (UPPO), in cooperation with the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), held a conference on the procurement process at the University on October 28 at the International Center for Public Administration (ICPA), UP NCPAG, UP Diliman, Quezon City. The event also served as a venue for the launch of the website created by the UPPO for all its stakeholders. UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo addresses the UPPO conference participants. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO). Dubbed “Demystifying Procurement, Making the Right Choices,” the event was attended by administrative personnel from UP constituent units across the country. About 200 participants were physically present at the ICPA, and more than 160 joined online via Zoom. The UPPO enlivened the conference by conducting educational games in familiar formats: multiple choice, family feud, rearranging the letters to form words, and role-playing activities that imparted knowledge on different terms, stages, and members involved the procurement process. The UP Procurement Hub, the website created by the UPPO for all its stakeholders (the UP constituent units, Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) members, BAC secretariat, and end-users), was launched in the afternoon. This website contains useful information such as procurement manuals, sample technical specifications based on previously awarded projects, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) that provide users with workflow and detailed instructions. Visit the UPPO website at www.upprocurement.wordpress.com. According to Atty. Flor “Rissa” Ofilada, Director of the UPPO, the hub aims to “streamline and harmonize the procurement process, maximize the utilization of human and institutional resources, and create a collaborative and engaging environment for the office and the University.” She explained that the website contains information that can be accessed by the public and contents that are accessible only to authorized UP personnel. The website users are assisted through self-explanatory documents available in the hub while promoting economy and efficiency in government transactions. The conference culminated with a cocktail party featuring performances by the UPPO Band. The UPPO Band brings the jams to the UPPO conference. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO). |
https://up.edu.ph/up-opens-new-training-center-for-fighting-maroons/ | UP opens new training center for Fighting Maroons – University of the Philippines | UP opens new training center for Fighting Maroons UP opens new training center for Fighting Maroons February 1, 2023 | Written by Fred Dabu Members of the UP varsity teams, collectively called the UP Fighting Maroons and UP System officials pose with the thumbs-up sign at the start of the inaugural ceremony. UP officials at the center, from left to right: Vice-President for Administration Nestor G. Yunque, Vice President for Public Affairs Elena E. Pernia, Vice President for Development Elvira A. Zamora, President-elect Angelo A. Jimenez, President Danilo L. Concepcion, UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo, CHK Dean Francis B. Diaz, Fighting Maroons manager Agaton O. Uvero, and NowheretogobutUP Foundation Inc. (ntgbUP) Chair Jed M. Eva III. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO) The varsity teams of the University of the Philippines (UP), collectively called the “UP Fighting Maroons,” will have a new training center starting this year to hone their skills and pursue excellence in sports. Officials of the UP and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) led the inauguration of the UP Varsity Training Center (UP VTC) on January 25, 2023. Located at the UP College of Human Kinetics (CHK) grounds at E. Jacinto Street corner Magsaysay Avenue in the UP Diliman campus in Quezon City, the center has a total floor area of 1,879.42 square meters. It offers a wide range of “state-of-the-art resources to help UP student-athletes reach their full potential.” Faculty and students can also use the center for academic purposes such as research and instruction. The project, which had an allocated budget of Php130 million for the period 2019-2023, was completed with the support of Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero and the DPWH under the leadership of Sec. Mark A. Villar. The CHK’s new facility provides UP athletes with the latest training and conditioning equipment. Team members can also use the conference rooms for meetings and the court for basketball and other indoor sports. Construction of phase one of the training facility started in July 2019. Completion of phase three is scheduled for April 2023. The DPWH Quezon City 2nd District Engineering Office serves as an implementer. DEVEX Incorporated is the contractor for the project. UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo, UP President-elect Angelo A. Jimenez, UP Fighting Maroons manager Agaton O. Uvero, Department of Public Works and Highways – National Capital Region (DPWH – NCR) Assistant Regional Director Juby B. Cordon and UP CHK Dean Francis B. Diaz delivered messages of support for the student-athletes during the event. AVP for Public Affairs Jose Wendell Capili served as program emcee. This training center is the latest facility for UP athletes built and completed in the Diliman campus during the Concepcion administration, adding to the baseball field, football stadium, and the Epsilon Chi health and fitness center that opened in previous years. The new UP Varsity Training Center. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO). UP President Danilo L. Concepcion leads the ceremonial ribbon cutting and unveiling of the marker of the new UP Varsity Training Center located at the College of Human Kinetics ground at E. Jacinto Street corner Magsaysay Avenue in the UP Diliman campus in Quezon City. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO). UP President Danilo L. Concepcion leads the ceremonial ribbon cutting and unveiling of the marker of the new UP Varsity Training Center located at the College of Human Kinetics ground at E. Jacinto Street corner Magsaysay Avenue in the UP Diliman campus in Quezon City. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO). Photos showing some of the UP varsity teams’ new gym equipment being installed on the ground floor of the training center. Photos by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO). UP President Danilo L. Concepcion delivers his inspirational message. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO). UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo thanks the UP System, College of Human Kinetics, and DPWH officials for completing the project for the varsity teams. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO). Atty. Agaton O. Uvero, manager of the UP Men’s Basketball Team, urges the UP community and officials to continue supporting the varsity teams. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO). Incoming UP President Angelo A. Jimenez pledges to continue supporting the CHK’s initiatives for its students, faculty and personnel, and the Fighting Maroons. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO). DPWH – NCR Assistant Regional Director Juby B. Cordon delivers her message to UP’s athletes and the UP community. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO). CHK Dean Francis “Kiko” Carlos B. Diaz thanks Senators Chiz Escudero and Mark Villar for their support for the UP and DPWH officials and the UP community. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO). The UP Fighting Maroons’ multi-purpose court. Photos by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO). With UP President Danilo L. Concepcion and UP College of Law professor Atty. Ma. Gabriela “Gaby” Roldan-Concepcion at the center. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UP MPRO). |
https://up.edu.ph/mindanao-fractured-promises-continuing-challenges/ | Mindanao: Fractured Promises, Continuing Challenges – University of the Philippines | Mindanao: Fractured Promises, Continuing Challenges Mindanao: Fractured Promises, Continuing Challenges March 6, 2020 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) is hosting the second installment of the Mindanao: Fractured Promises, Continuing Challenges forum series on March 13, 2020 (Friday), 1:00–5:00 PM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall, Lower Ground Floor, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. This event is organized in cooperation with the Program on Alternative Development (AltDev), Assessment, Curriculum, and Technology Research Program (ACTRP), Decolonial Studies Program (DSP), Program on Escaping the Middle-Income Trap: Chains for Change (EMIT C4C), Islamic Studies Program (ISP), and Political Economy Program (PEP) of the UP CIDS. 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 second forum will tackle political, historical, and educational issues with specific focus on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Speakers PANEL 1: POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL ISSUES IN MINDANAO 1:15 to 2:45 PM Moderator: Aaron Abel T. Mallari (UP CIDS Decolonial Studies Program) From ARMM to BARMM: Transition Plan and Implication Julkipli M. Wadi Professor, UP Institute of Islamic Studies Decolonizing Polity Based on Muslim Thoughts: Reflections on BARMM Nassef Manabilang Adiong, Ph.D. Project Leader, UP CIDS Decolonial Studies Program National Workshop and Conference on Philippine Muslim History (PMH) Darwin J. Absari Assistant Professor, UP Institute of Islamic Studies PANEL 2: EDUCATION 3:15 to 4:45 PM Moderator: Darwin J. Absari (UP Institute of Islamic Studies) Sustainability Concerns of the Madrasah Education Program: Basis for Philippine Islamic and Madrasah Education Policy Review Arlyne C. Marasigan, Ph.D. Senior Researcher, UP CIDS Islamic Studies Program Proposed Policy Review on BARMM Madaris Education Yassen Ala Co-founder, Youth Peace Hub and Philippine Collaboration for Inclusive Economies Alternative Delivery Modes of Education in the BARMM Marie Therese A. P. Bustos, Ph.D. Convenor, UP CIDS Assessment, Curriculum, and Technology Research Program Download the full concept note and schedule of the forums here. Registration The forum is free and open to the public, but pre-registration via bit.ly/cidsmindanao is required. (Note: The registration form is both for the February 20 and March 13 forums.) Inquiries For inquiries, kindly contact Ms. Liza Villanueva (Administrative Officer, UP CIDS Assessment, Curriculum, and Technology Research Program) at l.villanueva@actrc.org or at (02) 8981-8500 loc. 8682. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-hosts-delegates-from-southern-taiwan-universities/ | UP hosts delegates from Southern Taiwan Universities – University of the Philippines | UP hosts delegates from Southern Taiwan Universities UP hosts delegates from Southern Taiwan Universities January 25, 2019 | Written by Fred Dabu Officials and faculty from the University of the Philippines, Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association, and Southern Taiwan Universities. Photo by Jun Madrid. University of the Philippines (UP) officials met with visiting officials and faculty from Southern Taiwan Universities and the Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association, Kaohsiung on Jan. 22, 2019 at the Tearoom of the UP College of Home Economics in Diliman, Quezon City. The lunch meeting was held to start off a weeklong itinerary that aims to promote deeper friendships among the delegates of the collaborating institutions and organizations and to provide them with updates on continuing initiatives in pursuit of national and of Southeast Asian development. Representatives from the Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Shu-Te University, National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, National University of Kaohsiung, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung Medical University, Chang Jung Christian University, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Nanhua University, National Chung Hsing University, Yuan Ze University, Tung Fang Design University, Kainan University, 18H Coffee Co., Hua Hsi Chang Enterprise Co., KAGRO Biotech Co., Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, Formosa Social Innovation Development Institute, and The Greater Southern Branch of the Taiwan Yunus Foundation, together with officials from the UP System, UP Diliman, UP Manila, UP Open University, UP Baguio, and the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) were briefed on activities conducted since the group’s first formal meetings were held a couple of years ago. In his welcome message, UP System Executive Vice President Teodoro J. Herbosa said, ”The meetings are continually bearing the desired fruits: academic partnerships, harnessing of identified strengths, and mutually beneficial upgrading of skills of our networks’ personnel.” Herbosa added that these international, inter-university and multi-sectoral dialogues “promote collaborations for academic, economic and technological developments beneficial to our region and most especially to our peoples.” Dr. Yuan-Hsiang Chu, President of Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association, Kaohsiung. Photo by Jun Madrid. Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association President Yuan-Hsiang Chu thanked UP for having been their “second home” since 2015, wherein the friendships among UP and Taiwan universities’ faculty as well as the Taiwanese delegation have also grown to include wider participation and more representatives from various sectors. Professor Pearl Lin, President of National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, acknowledged the officials’ dedication for making the collaborations possible. She also invited Filipino academics to make Taiwan their “second home” for visits and postgraduate studies. Chair Professor Eing-Ming Wu of Shu-Te University introduced the members of the Taiwanese delegation and gave an overview of their itinerary for the week. He expressed optimism for fostering a deeper relationship with the UP System. Professor Maria Cynthia Rose B. Bautista, UP System Vice President for Academic Affairs, introduced the officials of the Filipino universities present at the workshop. She added that all these initiatives started from friendships and common goals among faculty from the participating universities. Professor Eing-Ming Wu of Shu-Te University. Photo by Jun Madrid. The delegates were grouped according to their fields of specialization and interests, such as: management, health, open education, engineering, hospitality and tourism, social sciences, and natural sciences. Presentations on the Learning Commons sponsored by the National University of Kaohsiung, micro and social enterprises in Taiwan, faculty and student exchange programs, and postgraduate programs introduced the participants to new prospects for collaboration. Professor Gil S. Jacinto, UP System Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (Internationalization) and Director of the Office of International Linkages, provided a recap of the milestones achieved over a short period of time through UP’s partnership with Edu-Connect and Southern Taiwan Universities. He said the meeting led to more opportunities to link the academe with more sectors and opened participants to new prospects in the future. Prof. Mary Delia G. Tomacruz, UP System Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (R&D Resource Management) facilitated the conduct of the event as the master of ceremonies. The delegation is scheduled to meet in activities to be held from Jan. 22 to 27 with officials of: the Philippines’ Commission on Higher Education (CHED); National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA); Department of Trade and Industry (DTI); Department of Science and Technology (DOST); Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC); Association of Local Colleges and Universities (ALCU); University of Makati; University of Pasig City; Pasig City; Mandaluyong City; Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO); Batangas State University; Cavite State University (Indang); the Asian Development Bank (ADB); and, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO). Participants aim to “explore international university-industry linkages, educational collaborations, university social responsibility projects, and research lab networking in the Manila Metropolitan and Calabarzon region”. The weeklong visit was co-organized by the Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association together with: MECO, Taiwan Association Inc., Taiwan Institute of Economic Research; and in collaboration with the UP System, PASUC, ALCU, ADB, NEDA, CHED, DOST, DTI, Mandaluyong City, and Pasig City. |
https://up.edu.ph/filipino-historian-dr-samuel-k-tan-passes-away-88/ | Filipino historian Dr. Samuel K. Tan passes away, 88 – University of the Philippines | Filipino historian Dr. Samuel K. Tan passes away, 88 Filipino historian Dr. Samuel K. Tan passes away, 88 January 7, 2022 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta Dr. Samuel K. Tan. Photo from The Sulu Cultural and Historical Society on Facebook. Renowned Filipino historian and academician, former Chair of the Department of History, University of the Philippines, and former Chair of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Dr. Samuel Kong Tan, passed away on January 6 at 88. He leaves behind a legacy of scholarly works, books, and writings exploring the History of the Philippines, especially of the Muslim South. A proud son of the South with Chinese-Tausug-Sama parentage, Dr. Tan was born in Siasi, Sulu, on December 30, 1933. He was a consistently outstanding student, completing his elementary education at the Jolo Tong Jin School in 1949 and his secondary education at the Zamboanga City High School in 1953, both as valedictorian. He earned his AB degree in History at the Zamboanga A.E. College in 1963, graduating summa cum laude. He completed his MA in History from UP in 1967 and his Ph.D. in Social Science from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, New York, in 1973. Dr. Tan taught at the UP Department of History from 1963 to 1994, training and mentoring generations of historians and history educators. He became Department Chair from 1977 to 1982. In 1994, he became Director and Convenor of the Mindanao Studies Program of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies, which he held until 2002. He also served as a Research Fellow and Consultant of the Tadhana Special Research Project under the Office of the Philippine President from 1974 to 1985. He was a Consultant for the Region IX Commission in 1976 and served as a consultant of Senator Santanina T. Rasul from 1987 to 1992; of Southern Philippines Development Authority (SPDA) Administrator Almarin C. Tillah in 1999; and of Congressman Nur G. Jaafar from 2001 to 2002. Dr. Tan served as Chairman-Executive Director of the National Historical Institute (NHI) and as Commissioner of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) from 1997 to 1998; and Commissioner of the National Centennial Commission from 1997 to 1999. He was a Research Fellow, coordinator, and Consultant of the Regional Histories Project of the National Library from 1981 to 1983 and Consultant for History and Culture of the SPDA. He served as a lecturer in various academic institutions such as the National Defense College of the Philippines, the Development Academy of the Philippines, Sophia University, Silsilah Dialogue Institute, De la Salle University, and Mindanao State University. Dr. Tan authored more than 20 books, including The Muslim Armed Struggle in the Philippines, 1900-1941 (1973); A History of the Philippines (1987); Decolonization and Filipino Muslim Identity (1989); Internationalization of the Bangsamoro Struggle (1993); The Critical Decade, 1921-1930 (1993); The Filipino-American War, 1899-1913 (2002); and the three-volume Surat Sug: Letters of the Sultanate of Sulu (2005) and The Muslim South and Beyond (2010). The Philippine National Historical Society (PNHS), through its President Bernadita Churchill, noted that “Tan’s writings long nurtured not only a spatial perspective and cultural sensibility, reflective of his familial roots deeply sown in Siasi, but also pioneered and sustained a new way of seeing and sensing the Muslim South as an integral part of the national narrative in modern Philippine history.” Dr. Tan is a recipient of a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship (1970-1973). He also received the Chairman’s Award of Region IX Commission for outstanding achievements and service (1980), the UP Professorial Chair for History (1988), the Fulbright Hays Research Grant (1984), the Ford-Rockefeller Grant (1993), the Chiang Ching Kua Foundation Research Grant (1995), the UP Alumni Association Outstanding Award for History (1998), the NHI Distinguished Service Award (1998), the NCCA Distinguished Commissioner Award (1999), and the Toyota Foundation Research Grant (2002). In 2020, the PNHS awarded Dr. Tan the Lifetime Achievement Award for History during its 40th National Conference on Local and National History for his life-long work on Philippine historical studies. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-alumni-named-among-the-2020-and-2021-outstanding-government-workers-by-csc/ | UP alumni named among the 2020 and 2021 Outstanding Government Workers by CSC – University of the Philippines | UP alumni named among the 2020 and 2021 Outstanding Government Workers by CSC UP alumni named among the 2020 and 2021 Outstanding Government Workers by CSC November 17, 2021 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta Graphic by Peter Drapeza, UP MPRO. Several UP alumni were among the 2020 and 2021 Search for the Outstanding Government Workers winners, an annual search administered by the Philippine Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) Honor Awards Program. The honorees received their awards on November 15 via the Radio Television Malacanang’s Facebook page and YouTube channel and the Civil Service Commission’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. According to the CSC’s website, the winners are chosen under three awards categories. The Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award recognizes exceptional or extraordinary contributions resulting from an idea or performance that had a nationwide impact on public interest, security, and inheritance. The CSC Pagasa Award is given to an individual or group for outstanding contributions that directly benefit more than one government department. Finally, the Dangal ng Bayan Award is given to an individual for exemplary ethical behavior in observance of the code of conduct under Republic Act No. 6713 or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees. Presidential Lingkod Bayan Awardees All of the 2020 winners of the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award are groups: the Carrageenan Plant Growth Promoter Team of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI); the Bayawan Aquaculture Team of the City Government of Bayawan, Negros Oriental; and the National Retail Payment System (NRPS) Core Team of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), which was recognized for creating a platform that allowed interoperability of all payment systems, resulting in better services for consumers and spurring the use of payment platforms such as PESONet and InstaPay, which hastened migration to online payments and provided broader financial inclusion for its digital-enabled system. Two of these awarded teams count UP alumni as members. From the PNRI Carrageenan Plant Growth Promoter Team: Gil Lantican Magsino, University Researcher IV, and Fernando B. Aurigue, Senior Science Research Specialist, graduated from the UPLB College of Agriculture and Graduate School. From the BSP NRPS Core Team: Anna Lissa T. Racines, Bank Officer V and graduate of the UP Diliman College of Business Administration (CBA); Atty. Bridget Rose Millan Mesina-Romero, Bank Officer V, is also a graduate of the UPD CBA and the College of Law. German S. Constantino, Jr., Bank Officer IV, likewise a graduate of the UPD CBA. Among the individual 2021 recipients of this category of awards are the following UP researchers, faculty, and alumni: Dr. Nelly Siababa Aggangan, University Researcher II/Scientist I of the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, UP Los Baños (UPLB); Flordeliza Hidalgo Bordey, Deputy Director of the Philippine Rice Research Institute, who graduated from the UP Diliman School of Economics; Angel Balisi Encarnacion, Agricultural Center Chief II/Scientist I of the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, who graduated from the UP Visayas College of Fisheries; Dr. Gerardo Dizon Legaspi, Director of the UP Manila Philippine General Hospital; and, Dr. Rose Marie Rosete Liquete, Executive Director of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, graduated from the UP Diliman College of Arts and Sciences and the UP Manila College of Medicine. CSC Pagasa and Dangal ng Bayan Awardees The UP alumni who are among the 2021 CSC Pagasa awardees are Prof. Ambrose Hans Guiyab Aggabao of Isabela State University, who earned his doctorate in Education degree from the UP College of Education; and Dr. Ester Battad Flores, Supervising Science Research Specialist/Scientist I of the Philippine Carabao Center, who graduated from the UPLB College of Veterinary Medicine. Four groups also received the 2021 CSC Pagasa awards, with two of these groups counting UP alumni as members. The UP alumni who are members of the COVID-19 Crisis Management Team of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), one of the Pagasa awards recipients, are Dr. Romina R. Angangco-Danguilan, team leader and Deputy Executive Director of the NKTI, who graduated from the UP Manila College of Arts and Science and College of Medicine; Dr. Nerissa V. Mendoza-Gerial, Deputy Executive Director of the NKTI, who graduated from the UP Manila College of Public Health; and, Dr. Glenda Eleanor L. Pinga-Pamugas, NKTI Medical Specialist who took her pre-medicine course at the UP Diliman College of Science. The other group-recipient of the CSC Pagasa award that counts UP alumni as members is the Technology Commercialization Team of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), Department of Science and Technology, Los Baños, Laguna. The team is composed of Noel A. Catibog, team leader and Chief Science Research Specialist at PCAARRD, who graduated from the UPLB College of Agriculture and Graduate School; Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora, PCAARRD Executive Director who also graduated from the UPLB CA and Graduate School; and, Abigail B. Flores-Gueco, PCAARRD Senior Science Research Specialist who earned her degrees from the UPLB College of Economics and Management and Graduate School. Completing the list, and recognized with the 2021 Dangal ng Bayan Award for his exemplary ethical behavior, is Dr. Jose Jonas Diño del Rosario, Medical Specialist and Coordinator for Public Affairs of the UP Philippine General Hospital. With reports from Nelson Carandang and Lyzete Balinhawang, UP Office of Alumni Relations |
https://up.edu.ph/up-fighting-maroons-notch-four-straight-wins-in-uaap-season-84-mens-basketball/ | UP Fighting Maroons notch four straight wins in UAAP Season 84 Men’s Basketball – University of the Philippines | UP Fighting Maroons notch four straight wins in UAAP Season 84 Men’s Basketball UP Fighting Maroons notch four straight wins in UAAP Season 84 Men’s Basketball April 8, 2022 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta UP Fight: Members of the UP community cheer for the Fighting Maroons during the match with ADU. Photo by the UAAP Media Group. The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons continue their winning streak, notching four more wins over National University’s Bulldogs, 80-70, on March 31; the University of the East’s Red Warriors, 81-66, on April 2; Adamson University’s Soaring Falcons, 73-71, on April 5; and the De La Salle University Green Archers, 61-59, on April 7. With five straight wins and one loss against the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles, The UP Men’s Basketball Team (MBT) ranks 2nd in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines’s (UAAP) Season 84’s Men’s Basketball Seniors Division Team Standings, below ADMU and followed by DLSU. The basketball games under UAAP Season 84—the first to open since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the country into lockdown—are currently being held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City and welcoming live audiences to the games starting April 4. UP’s Ricci Rivero soared high during the game against NU. Photo by the UAAP Media Group. In the match against the NU Bulldogs, the UP Fighting Maroons came alive in the fourth period to win the game with a 10-point lead, with timely baskets from Zav Lucero, CJ Cansino, and Joel Cagulangan, and Ricci Rivero. Rivero, now one of the more senior members of the UP MBT, tallied 19 points, four assists, and two steals for the Maroons. Carl Tamayo chipped in 13 points and eight rebounds. Cagulangan unleashed nine points, eight rebounds, and six assists. Michael Malonzo led NU with 11 points, while Reyland Torres got 10 points, five rebounds, and four steals. The Scores: UP 80 – Rivero 19, Tamayo 13, Cagulangan 9, Fortea 8, Cansino 8, Spencer 6, Lucero 5, Diouf 4, Alarcon 4, Catapusan 2, Abadiano 2, Ramos 0, Lina 0. NU 70 – Malonzo 11, Torres 10, Clemente 9, Mahinay 9, Felicilda 8, Ildefonso 7, Enriquez 4, Galinato 4, Tibayan 4, Joson 2, Manansala 2, Figueroa 0, Minerva 0, Yu 0. Quarterscores: 20-25, 42-39, 55-53, 80-70. In the heat of the match between a UP Fighting Maroon and a UE Red Warrior. Photo by the UAAP Media Group. Opposite the UE Red Warriors, the UP MBT wrested a 17-point lead at the end of the 1st quarter. The team held on to it by a 26-point gap at the end of the 3rd quarter. UP Maroons’ Zav Lucero scored big again after finishing with 14 points and six rebounds, while Ricci Rivero also delivered 14 points, three rebounds, and three steals. The Scores UP 81 – Lucero 14, Rivero 14, Cansino 10, Tamayo 8, Diouf 7, Spencer 7, Calimag 6, Cagulangan 4, Abadiano 2, Webb 2, Eusebio 2, Lina 2, Catapusan 2, Fortea 1, Alarcon 0. UE 66 – Escamis 16, Paranada K. 13, Pagsanjan 12, Catacutan 5, Lorenzana 5, Pascual 5, Guevarra 4, Tulabut 2, Sawat 2, Beltran 1, Cruz P. 1, Abatayo 0, Paranada N. 0, Cruz J. 0, Antiporda 0. Quarters: 31-14, 50-32, 71-45, 81-66. UP’s Joel Cagulangan pushing through a block by ADU. Photo by the UAAP Media Group. On Tuesday, April 5, Adamson University’s Jerom Lastimosa’s three-point jump shot went short, failing to chip away UP’s 3-point lead at the end of the 4th quarter. Zavier Lucero continued his stellar play for UP with 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting with five rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Malick Diouf played his best game with 16 points and 15 rebounds with three steals. The Scores: UP 73 – Lucero 20, Diouf 16, Tamayo 11, Rivero 10, Cansino 9, Cagulangan 3, Spencer 2, Abadiano 2, Fortea 0, Alarcon 0, Catapusan 0. Adamson 71 – Lastimosa 18, Douanga 16, Zaldivar 14, Colonia 4, Magbuhos 4, Manzano 4, Hanapi 3, Sabandal 3, Jaymalin 3, Yerro 2, Barasi 0, Erolon 0. Quarterscores: 13-22, 39-39, 55-53, 73-71. UP’s Maodo Diouf drives through the Green Archers’ defense. Photo by the UAAP Media Group. UP’s match against the DLSU Green Archers was a nail-biter, with Zavier Lucero taking charge with 11 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead basket with 1:49 left. With the help of Joel Cagulangan, Lucero unleashed a 14-4 run to turn a 45-52 Fighting Maroons deficit to a 59-56 lead with 3:27 to go. The UP Fighting Maroons zoomed to 5-1, running their winning streak to four games while pulling the Green Archers down to 4-2 at the third spot. The Scores: UP 61 — Lucero 21, Tamayo 9, Cansino 9, Spencer 7, Diouf 7, Cagulangan 5, Fortea 3, Rivero 0, Alarcon 0, Abadiano 0. LA SALLE 59 — Baltazar 13, Nelle 13, M. Phillips 9, Nonoy 9, Winston 7, Lojera 3, Galman 3, Nwankwo 2, Austria 0, B. Phillips 0, Cuajao 0. Quarterscores: 17-17, 32-35, 43-48, 61-59. The UP Fighting Maroons will be facing the Far Eastern University on Saturday, April 9, at 7:00 p.m. Photos and reporting from the UAAP Media Group. |
https://up.edu.ph/hip-hop-star-apl-de-ap-delivers-first-two-shipments-of-donated-covid-19-test-kits-to-up/ | Hip hop star Apl.de.Ap delivers first two shipments of donated COVID-19 test kits to UP – University of the Philippines | Hip hop star Apl.de.Ap delivers first two shipments of donated COVID-19 test kits to UP Hip hop star Apl.de.Ap delivers first two shipments of donated COVID-19 test kits to UP March 11, 2022 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta Hip hop star Apl.de.Ap (in black, 2nd from right) opens up one of the boxes of COVID-19 test kits donated by his foundation and the UPAA of San Francisco to UP alongside UP President Concepcion (extreme right), UP PGH Director Legaspi (2nd from left), and Filipino-American businessman Dr. Larry L. Asera (in blue, extreme left). Photo by Bong Arboleda (UP MPRO). The first two of five batches of COVID-19 test kits from the Apl.de.Ap Foundation International (ADAFI), the UP Alumni Association of San Francisco, Inc. (UPAASF), and UP alumnus and entrepreneur Yobie Benjamin have arrived at the University. The Grammy-winning artist Apl.de.Ap, founding member of the hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, and chairman of ADAFI, officially turned over the donation to UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, UP-PGH Director Gerardo D. Legaspi, and TVUP Executive Director Gigi Javier-Alfonso. UP President Concepcion welcomes Apl.de.Ap and Dr. Asera to UP, with Ms. Lilibeth Defiesta-Asera of ADAFI and Power Doha International Freight Forwarding (2nd from right) looking on. Photo by Bong Arboleda (UP MPRO). The donation is the culmination of many months of massive efforts coordinated by US-based Mr. Ted Benito, Executive Director of the ADAFI, and Ms. Sonia Delen, ADAFI Board Director and immediate past president of the UPAASF. The boxes containing DNA/RNA Shield™ Saliva Collection Kits, manufactured by Zymo Research Corporation, are currently housed in the newly constructed warehouse of the UP System Supply and Property Management Office in the Diliman campus. The boxes contain 131,000 COVID-19 test kits altogether, representing a partial shipment of the 227,722 test kits, worth US$2.85 million, donated to UP. The three remaining containers of test kits will arrive on or before March 18. The first two of five batches of COVID-19 test kits donated by ADAFI and the UPAASF to UP have arrived at their new temporary home in a warehouse in UP Diliman. The kits will help ensure the safety of UP students and faculty returning to limited face-to-face classes on UP’s campuses. Photo by Celeste Llaneta (UP MPRO). Opportunity to expand services In his brief remarks, UP President Concepcion expressed his appreciation for the presence of Apl.de.Ap and the donation of the COVID-19 test kits. He officially accepted the gift during his meeting with UP alumni in San Francisco, California on December 10, 2021. “Thank you very much from the bottom of our hearts, from the Filipino people and UP,” he said. UP President Concepcion thanks UP’s benefactors for the generous donation. Photo by Bong Arboleda (UP MPRO). UP PGH Director Legaspi also thanked Apl.de.Ap, Benjamin, ADAFI, and UPAASF for “giving us this opportunity to expand our services to our patients.” “The plan is to expand this [COVID-testing service] to the whole UP community,” Legaspi said in his message during the turnover of the newly arrived first batch of testing kits. These kits will facilitate the immediate preparation of UP students for their gradual return to limited face-to-face instruction and practical academic work in laboratories and related facilities. Related news: UP faculty discusses return to face-to-face classes this semester Legaspi also commended the timeliness of the arrival of the first batch of COVID-19 test kits since the UP PGH has just recently received certification from the Department of Health (DOH) to conduct saliva-based Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) testing. With this, the UP PGH has become one of few institutions, including the Philippine Red Cross and the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, allowed by the DOH to conduct such testing. “Saliva-testing has become a more convenient screening method for our patients as well as our students and faculty who will come in. It has also brought down the cost of testing from Php1200 to around Php300-400 per test, making it even more affordable and available to a lot of our constituents,” Legaspi said as he reiterated his gratitude for the donation. UP PGH Director Legaspi expresses his deep appreciation before representatives from the UP community. Photo by Bong Arboleda (UP MPRO). Apl.de.Ap also gave a short message, thanking UP President Concepcion, UP PGH Director Legaspi, “for accommodating the test kits in a safe place.” He also thanked Yobie Benjamin, Ted Benito, Sonia Delen, UPAASF President Liza Gino, and Board Chairman Jim Cortes for helping make possible the massive gift to UP. “I wish they could be here today but, unfortunately, they can’t be, so I’m here to deliver the goods. And now the first batch is here,” he said. Other UP officials and staff members also attended the turnover ceremony. Filipino-American businessman Dr. Larry L. Asera and his wife, Ms. Lilibeth Defiesta-Asera, representing ADAFI and Power Doha International Freight Forwarding, which handled the transportation of the test kits, were also present. Apl.de.Ap thanks the UP alumni and friends who helped make the donation possible. Photo by Bong Arboleda (UP MPRO). Taking the first step During the reception hosted by President Concepcion at the UP Executive House, Apl.de.Ap responded to queries from the media. Asked about what celebrities can do to help people struggling with the pandemic and now the war in Eastern Europe, he replied: “Just spread the awareness of what’s going on. Try to help the people that are affected by the war that’s going on right now.” “With all the social media and technology that we have, we could connect with people out there directly. You don’t have to follow organizations. You can do it yourself, just like what we’re doing right now. We’re in contact with people we know that could help. Just take the first step. Just spread the word of love, and raise awareness.” “Connect with people out there directly. You can do it yourself. Just take the first step,” Apl.de.Ap advises celebrities looking for ways to help. Photo by Bong Arboleda (UP MPRO). When asked for a message to UP—from the UP alumni in the US who partnered with ADAFI to donate to the students and faculty who will benefit from the testing kits—he said: “I just want to say ‘maraming salamat’ to all of the UP community for always supporting us through music and all the other endeavors. I’m thankful for the reception and collaboration we’re doing for the test kits so that it’s available for them to cut costs. We’re here to collaborate and help.” Earlier, ADAFI and UPAASF received support from Philippine Consul-General Neil Ferrer, Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona, the Philippine Consulate-General staff in San Francisco, and Philippine Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Philippines in Washington, D.C., Jaime Ramon Torre Ascalon. Aside from Apl.de.ap, Benjamin, Delen, and Benito, UP alumni and friends Kevin Acebo, Dan Vo, Cathy Villarba, the UPAASF Board, Polly Cortez, Odette Keeley, Mae Dizon Perez, Fe Punzalan, Victor Villagracia, and Dr. Bambi Lorica, also helped with the shipment costs from the United States to the Philippines. |
https://up.edu.ph/five-out-of-8-national-artists-for-2022-are-from-up/ | Five out of 8 National Artists for 2022 are from UP – University of the Philippines | Five out of 8 National Artists for 2022 are from UP Five out of 8 National Artists for 2022 are from UP June 15, 2022 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta From left to right: Gemino “Jimmy” Abad, Fides Cuyugan-Asensio, Agnes Locsin, Antonio “Tony” O. Mabesa and Ricardo “Ricky” Lee. Malacañang named eight new National Artists for 2022 on June 10. Of these eight, five are the University of the Philippines (UP) community members— Professors Emeriti, former faculty members, former students, and alumni. The new National Artists from UP are: poet-critic Gemino Abad, National Artist for Literature, for providing future generations with a “comprehensive view of the landscape of Philippine poetry and fiction”; soprano Fides Cuyugan-Asensio, National Artist for Music, for contributing to a “Renaissance of classical musical theater in the country”; choreographer Agnes Locsin, National Artist for Dance, for spurring a “growing interest in neo-ethnic style among young artists”; actor-director Antonio “Tony” O. Mabesa, National Artist for Theater, for his contributions to the “growth and diversity of Philippine theater”; and, screenwriter Ricardo Lee, National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts, whose filmography includes iconic films such as The Flor Contempacion Story and Sa Kuko ng Agila. Gemino Abad, National Artist for Literature Photo by JWP Capili (UP MPRO) Poet and literary critic Gémino Henson Abad hailed from Cebu, Philippines, but later moved to Manila. In 1963, he earned his Bachelor of Arts in English, magna cum laude, from the UP College of Liberal Arts in Diliman, and his Masters of Arts and Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Chicago in 1966 and 1970, respectively. He taught English, comparative literature, and creative writing in UP Diliman for many years and served UP in various capacities, including as Secretary of the University, Secretary of the Board of Regents, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Director of the UP Institute of Creative Writing. Abad co-founded the Philippine Literary Arts Council (PLAC), which published Caracoa, a poetry journal in English. His other works include Fugitive Emphasis (poems, 1973); In Another Light (poems and critical essays, 1976); A Formal Approach to Lyric Poetry (critical theory, 1978); The Space Between (poems and critical essays, 1985); Poems and Parables (1988); Index to Filipino Poetry in English, 1905-1950 (with Edna Zapanta Manlapaz, 1988); and, State of Play (letter-essays and parables, 1990). He edited landmark anthologies of Filipino poetry in English, among them: Man of Earth (1989), A Native Clearing (1993), and, A Habit of Shores: Filipino Poetry and Verse from English, the ’60s to the ’90s (1999). He was elevated to the rank of University Professor by UP Diliman, the highest honor awarded by the University to an exemplary retiring faculty member. He was a visiting professor at three foreign universities. Abad earned numerous awards, prizes, and literature and creative writing fellowships. He received: the Palanca Awards for Poetry, Philippines Free Press Awards for Literature; the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Award for Poetry; National Book Awards from the Manila Critics’ Circle; and the Asian Catholic Publishers Inc. Catholic Authors Award. In 2009, he became the first Filipino to receive the coveted Premio Feronia in Rome, Italy, in the foreign author category. Fides Cuyugan-Asensio, National Artist for Music Photo by JWP Capili (UP MPRO) Fides Belza Cuyugan-Asensio, born on August 1, 1931, in Lucena, Philippines, is a Filipino coloratura soprano, actress, director, librettist, translator, and teacher. She earned two Bachelor of Arts degrees at the Philippine Women’s University, one in English, specializing in drama, in 1950, and the second in Music, major in voice and minor in piano, in 1951. Her graduation recital in 1951 earned her effusive praise from The Manila Times and, at that time, the foremost Filipino opera singer, Jovita Fuentes. After graduation, Cuyugan-Asensio received a scholarship from the Curtis Institute of Music in Pennsylvania. She graduated in 1955 with an Artist’s Diploma, majoring in voice with special studies in stage movement and eurhythmics. She quickly became one of the leading performers and producers of opera in the country, making her operatic debut in 1955, singing as Adele in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus. She has also performed in many world premieres of Filipino operas, such: as Ramon Santos’s Mapulang Bituin; Eliseo Pajaro’s Binhi ng Kalayaan; Lucrecia Kasilag’s Dularawan; and, as Sisa in Felipe de Leon’s Noli Me Tangere in 1957. She has also sung lead roles in Menotti’s The Telephone; Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor; Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail; Verdi’s La Traviata; Britten’s Turn of the Screw; and Debussy’s L’Enfant Prodigue. and more. She also directed productions of several Filipino and Western operas. She hosted musical TV shows and appeared in four films: Oro Plata Mata (1982), Niño (2011), Aparisyon (2012), and Mana (2014). In 1986, Asensio formed the Music Theater Foundation of the Philippines (MTFP). In 1988, she became Chair of the Voice and Music Theater Department in the UP College of Music, a position she held until she retired in 1997, after which the UP Board of Regents granted her the title of Professor Emeritus. She also served as the artistic director of the Opera Guild of the Philippines and, since 1987, MTFP president. Agnes Locsin, National Artist for Dance Photo by Dr. Michaelangelo Ebro Dakudao. Born in Davao City on September 28, 1957, Agnes Dakudao Locsin finished elementary and secondary school at the Philippine Women’s University and graduated from the Ateneo de Davao University with a Bachelor’s degree in English. She earned her Master’s degree in dance from the Ohio State University in the US. Locsin is known for developing the “neo-ethnic” Filipino dance choreography, which blends indigenous themes with Western classical and modern techniques, and includes immersion in indigenous communities where she interacts with and learns about their culture and traditions through dance. Among the works where she applied this choreography are: Encantada; La Revolucion Filipina; Sayaw, Sabel; and the four-part Alay sa Puno series. After earning her MA degree, she became the Artistic Director of the Locsin Dance Workshop in Davao City, which her mother founded. She also served as a faculty member of UP Diliman’s Dance Program and as the artistic director of the Ballet Philippines in the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) from 1989 to 1999. At the 2nd Tokyo International Choreography Competition (1994), Locsin was the winner of the Silver Medal and the recipient of the Prince Takamado Award from Japan’s Imperial Family. Around the 2010s, Locsin began doing choreography for environmentally-themed works, such as Agila and the Puno series. She has received various awards, including the Gawad CCP Award Para sa Sining in 2013; the Alfonzo T. Ongpin Prize for Best Book on Arts for her book, Neo-ethnic Choreography: A Creative Process; and the Gador Award from the CCP. The Davao City government also gave her the Datu Bago Award for her contributions to dance and culture. Tony Mabesa, National Artist for Theater Photo by JWP Capili (UP MPRO). Stage director, film and television actor, and theater professor Antonio “Tony” Ocampo Mabesa was born on January 27, 1935, in Los Baños, Laguna. He finished high school at the UP Rural High School and earned his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from UP Los Baños (UPLB) in 1956. In UPLB, he also became an Upsilon Sigma Phi Fraternity member. He earned his MFA in Theater from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in 1965 and an MA in Education from the University of Delaware in 1969, with further studies in dramatic literature at the University of Minnesota. After earning his graduate degrees, Mabesa was offered a teaching position in the Department of Speech Communications and Theater Arts at UP Diliman. He pushed for establishing a Baccalaureate program devoted to Theater Arts, which began in 1978, and a Master of Arts in Theater Arts Program at UP Diliman. He founded Dulaang UP (DUP) in 1976 and the UP Playwright’s Theater in 1980. He directed and produced over 170 shows. He mentored many prominent artists in theatre, film, television, and the allied arts. UP Retired Professor of Theatre Arts Alexander C. Cortez, Tony and Obie-award winning designer Clint Ramos, playwright Nicolas Pichay, film and TV directors Dennis Marasigan, Rico Gutierrez, and Andoy Ranay, highly-acclaimed actors Shamaine Centenera, Irma Adlawan, Eugene Domingo, Frances Makil-Ignacio, Candy Pangilinan, Dolly de Leon, Harlene Bautista, JC Santos, and Neil Ryan Sese are just some of his students. In 1978, Mabesa served as Theater Director of the Manila Metropolitan Theater. In 2005, he founded the Angeles University Foundation Repertory Theater. He was named UP Professor Emeritus in 2002. Mabesa was also a television and film actor. His acting credits include roles in GMA 7’s Villa Quintana (1995-1997), Lino Brocka’s Macho Dancer (1988), Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s Jose Rizal (1998), Regal Films’ Mano Po series (2002 -2008), and Joel Lamangan’s Vietnam Rose (2005). Lamangan’s Rainbow’s Sunset, where Mabesa co-starred with the late Eddie Garcia, won Mabesa the Best Supporting Actor Award during the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival and the Best Actor Award from the 52nd Worldfest Houston International Film Festival in Texas. With a career in theater and the performing arts that spanned 70 years, Mabesa was considered one of the founders of Philippine university theater and one of the most prominent theater directors in the country. He was called the “Lion of the Theater” for his work. Ricky Lee, National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Photo by JWP Capili (UP MPRO). Born on March 19, 1947, in Daet, Camarines Norte, Ricardo Lee completed his elementary and secondary schooling in the same town. He was an English major at UP’s Department of English and Comparative Literature. Later, he taught screenwriting at the College of Mass Communication, UP Diliman. Lee was affiliated with Panulat para sa Kaunlaran ng Sambayanan (PAKSA, or Pen for People’s Progress) along with National Artist for Literature Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera and a fellow screenwriter, poet, and journalist, Jose “Pete” Lacaba. In 1973, Lee co-wrote his first screenplay, Armando Garces’s Dragnet. During his career spanning over four decades, Lee wrote numerous short stories, plays, essays, novels, teleplays, and screenplays. Two of his short stories won first prizes at the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature two years in a row (1970 and 1971). His screenplay, “Salome/Brutal,” won the 1981 Philippine National Book Awards for best screenplay. In 2011, he garnered the Special Prize for a Book Published by an Independent Publisher for Si Amapola sa 65 na Kabanata, from the National Book Development Board and Manila Critics Circle’s National Book Awards. His two stage plays, Pitik-Bulag sa Buwan ng Pebrero and DH (Domestic Helper), played to SRO crowds. He has written more than 150 produced scripts, earning him over fifty awards from the Philippine film industry. He was a staff writer for the Pilipino Free Press in the 1970s. Until the 1990s, he wrote features and interviews for the Asia-Philippines Leader, Metro Magazine, Expressweek, TV Times, Malaya Midday, The National Midweek, Veritas, and Sunday Inquirer Magazine. In 2000, he was one of the recipients of the Centennial Honors for the Arts from the CCP and the Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas for Tagalog fiction from the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas. His books include: Si Tatang at mga Himala ng Ating Panahon, Pitik-Bulag Sa Buwan Ng Pebrero, Brutal/Salome, Moral, Para Kay B, and, Bukas May Pangarap. Salome has been translated into English, published by the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the US, and included in its textbook on film studies. He has also published a screenplay manual, Trip to Quiapo, a required text in many Communications courses in college. In 2015, UP awarded Lee the 11th UP Gawad Plaridel for Film. Nora Aunor: 10th UP Gawad Plaridel recipient and National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Photo from the UP Diliman website. Aside from Lee, two others were conferred the National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts for 2022: film director Marilou Diaz-Abaya and multi-awarded actress Nora Villamayor, more popularly known as Nora Aunor. In 2014, Aunor was the 10th recipient of the UP Gawad Plaridel, the highest award given by the University to an outstanding media practitioner, for her excellence in film and television. Trailblazing fashion designer Salvacion Lim-Higgins, known as Slim, was named National Artist for Design (Fashion). The announcement of the new National Artists came through Proclamation No. 1390, issued by Malacañang upon the joint recommendation of the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) and the CCP. Instituted as the Order of National Artists of the Philippines or Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas was established under Proclamation No. 1001, signed in 1972, and is bestowed on Filipinos who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine art. Visual artist and former UP Fine Arts Dean Fernando Amorsolo is the first recipient of the National Artist award. The Philippine government has recently conferred the National Artist award to 81 Filipinos. Of this number, UP counts 44 as members of its academic community. |
https://up.edu.ph/call-for-nominations-dost-nast-awards-2019/ | Call for Nominations: DOST & NAST Awards 2019 – University of the Philippines | Call for Nominations: DOST & NAST Awards 2019 Call for Nominations: DOST & NAST Awards 2019 October 9, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Philippines, the highest recognition body on science and technology in the country, is searching for nominees for the various NAST and DOST awards for 2019, namely: NAST PHL Awards Outstanding Young Scientists TWAS Prize for Young Scientist in the Philippines (Chemistry) NAST Environmental Science Award NAST Talent Search for Young Scientists NAST Award for Outstanding Research in Tropical Medicine Geminiano T. De Ocampo Visionary Award for Medical Research Outstanding Book/Monograph Award Outstanding Scientific Paper Award DOST Awards NSTW Outstanding Science Administrator Award – Dioscoro L. Umali Medal NSTW Outstanding Technology Commercialization Award – Gregorio Y. Zara Medal NSTW Outstanding Research and Development Award For Basic Research – Eduardo A. Quisumbing Medal For Applied Research – Julian A. Banzon Medal Magsaysay Future Engineers/Technologists Award (MFET) The deadline for the submission of nominations for all awards is on November 29, 2018 except for MFET award which is due on July 31, 2019. NAST PHL is also accepting abstracts for the Call for Papers for the Scientific Posters Session with the deadline of January 15, 2019. Attached are the announcements on the awards for your information. Nomination Forms Call for Papers for the Scientific Posters Session Certificate of Originality |
https://up.edu.ph/up-faculty-and-alumni-reap-nast-phl-awards-at-41st-annual-scientific-meeting/ | UP faculty and alumni reap NAST PHL awards at 41st Annual Scientific Meeting – University of the Philippines | UP faculty and alumni reap NAST PHL awards at 41st Annual Scientific Meeting UP faculty and alumni reap NAST PHL awards at 41st Annual Scientific Meeting July 18, 2019 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta UPLB scientists Dr. Rex Victor O. Cruz and Dr. Juan M. Pulhin are the recent addition to the growing and elite pool of Academicians of the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST). Photo from the UP Los Baños website, http://uplb.edu.ph/top-stories/uplb-scientists-researchers-reap-nast-honors/ Faculty, researchers and alumni of the University of the Philippines were recognized at the recent awarding ceremonies of the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) 41st Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), held from July 10 to 11, 2019 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel in Ortigas. During the presentation of NAST Awards held on the second day of the meeting, the following UP alumni were singled out: Winner of the Outstanding Scientific Book Award was Ma. Florina Y. Orillos-Juanfor her book, Kasaysayan at Vulnerabilidad: Ang Lipunang Pilipino sa Harap ng Pananalanta ng Pesteng Balang. Recipients of the Outstanding Scientific Paper awards were: Khris June L. Callano, Visitacion C. Huelgas, and Merlyn R. Sedano-Mendiorofor “Cytogenetics of Solanumaethiopicum L., S. melongena L. and Their F1 Hybrids and the Mechanism of Hybrid Sterility and Breakdown”; Roel R. Suralta, Ma. Ysabera T. Batungbakal, Justine Camille T. Bello, Lance M. Caparas, Vincent H. Lagunilla, Katreen Mae D. Lucas, Joeffrey U. Patungan, Angela Joyce O. Siping, Jayvee A. Cruz, Maria Corazon J. Cabral and Jonathan M. Niones for “An Enhanced Root System Developmental Responses to Drought by Inoculation of Rhizobacteria (Streptomyces mutabilis) Contributed to the Improvement of Growth in Rice”; Gayvelline C. Calacal, Jazelyn M. Salvador, Minerva S. Sagum, Raquel D. Fortun, and Maria Corazon A. De Ungria for “Pathology and DNA Analysis of Exhumed Human Remains Three-years Post-mortem”; and, Benjamin Vallejo Jr., together with Jennifer Conejar-Espedido and Leanna Manubag for “The Ecology of an Incipient Marine Biological Invasion: The Charru Mussel Mytellacharruana d’ Orbignyi, 1846 (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) in Manila Bay, Luzon, Philippines”. The winner of the 2018 World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Prize for Young Scientist in the Philippines is noted food scientist Dr. Alonzo A. Gabriel, who is a professor at the College of Home Economics. The 2018 Magsaysay Future Engineers/Technologists Awardees are: UP Diliman’s Peter Nicholas Saquido Onglao in first place; UP Los Baños’s John Cristopher A. Danezin second place; and UP Diliman’s Renzes Anne Gaerelle M. Gualberto in third place. The winners of the NAST Talent Search for Young Scientist were: a UPLB associate professor, Dr. Darwin B. Putungan,in first place; a UP Diliman Institute of Biology assistant professor, Dr. Lillian Jennifer V. Rodriguez,in second place; and UP Diliman Marine Science Institute’s Dr. Deo Florence L. Ondain third place. Among those named Outstanding Young Scientists were: Dr. Patricia Ann A. Jaranilla-Sanchez of UPLB; Dr. Pia D. Bagamasbad of UP Diliman; Dr. Michael C. Velarde of UP Diliman; Dr. Raymond Francis R. Sarmiento and Dr. Nathaniel, Jr. S. Orillaza of UP Manila; Dr. Lilibeth A. Salvador-Reyes of UP Diliman; and, Dr. Rico C. Ancog of UPLB. Members of the UP community also number among the newly elected NAST members, namely: former UPLB Chancellor Dr. Rex Victor O. Cruz; a founding director of the UP Diliman Institute of Civil Engineering, Engr. Benito M. Pacheco; Dr. Rody G. Sy of the UP Manila Department of Internal Medicine; and, former Dean of the UPLB College of Forestry and Natural Resources Dr. Juan M. Pulhin. Filipino-American biologist, former journalist and Silver Professor of Biology at New York University, Dr. Michael D. Purugganan, and a nanotechnologist, a professor and an associate chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland, Dr. Romel D.R. Gomez were newly elected Corresponding Members of the NAST. The 41st Annual Scientific Meeting of the NAST focused on the Philippines’ efforts on the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on (Goal 4) quality education, (Goal 12) responsible consumption and production, and (Goal 14) life below water. At present, its president is Academician Rhodora V. Azanza. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-mourns-the-loss-of-national-scientist-barba-82/ | UP mourns the loss of National Scientist Barba, 82 – University of the Philippines | UP mourns the loss of National Scientist Barba, 82 UP mourns the loss of National Scientist Barba, 82 October 13, 2021 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc Image from the National Academy of Science and Technology website. The University of the Philippines (UP) is mourning the death of National Scientist Ramon C. Barba at the age of 82 on October 10, 2021. Dr. Barba was Senior Consultant to the UP Los Baños Institute of Plant Breeding (UPLB-IPB) when he was conferred the Order of National Scientist in horticulture by President Benigno Aquino III in 2014. A Professor at the UP College of Agriculture, he led UPLB’s tissue culture program gratis from 1975 to the late 1980s. He obtained his high school diploma from UP Diliman in 1954 and his BS Agronomy from UPLB in 1958. He returned to the Philippines in 1968 after graduate studies abroad and was appointed Assistant Professor in 1969. At that time, he invented a means to reliably induce mango flowering. This ensured fruit availability the whole year-round. It is considered the most significant breakthrough in the mango industry. That “his technology of using potassium nitrate to stimulate flowering is a milestone in the study of tropical tree physiology,” is stated in his profile by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST). “He did not collect any royalty from the patent so that ordinary farmers can freely use the technology,” the NAST added. Eventually, his research on tissue culture or micropropagation of bananas, sugarcane, cassava, and other crops improved their production schemes and protocols. An Academician of the NAST since 2004, he was elevated to the Order of National Scientist for his achievements in plant physiology. He was cited for “his dedication, perseverance, innovativeness and positive attitude to work productively despite limited resources.” “His willingness to share his discovery to the greatest number of beneficiaries is shown by his noble decision of not enforcing his patents so that anybody could freely use the technology,” the NAST said. “He is selflessly committed to serve the industry in disseminating the technology through lectures, seminars, and production guides without material reward,” it added. In this video from the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO, Dr. Ramon Barba talks about the process of inducing the flowering of mango trees using Potassium Nitrate. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-start-up-hubs-win-dost-qbo-awards/ | UP start-up hubs win DOST-QBO awards – University of the Philippines | UP start-up hubs win DOST-QBO awards UP start-up hubs win DOST-QBO awards May 7, 2021 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc Technology business incubators (TBIs) in UP Diliman and UP Los Baños were grand champion and award-winners in the PH Startup Incubator Awards of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) and QBO Innovation Hub, a public-private initiative for the development of start-ups. The UP Sustaining Collaboration in an Advanced Learning Environment (UPSCALE) Innovation Hub in UP Diliman was declared the grand champion in the first PH Startup Incubator Awards held online and livestreamed on April 23, 2021. It also won “Best Incubator for Governance and Operations”. UP Los Baños’s Startup Innovation and Business Opportunity Linkage (SIBOL) Labs bagged the “Best Incubator Community Program”. Image from the QBO Philippines Facebook page The awards were the culminating activity of a program of DOST-PCIEERD and the QBO Innovation Hub, called TBI 4.0, that began in 2019 to support the development of TBIs in the country. Twelve TBIs supported by the DOST, many affiliated with universities, participated in the program The other awards and winners were: Best Incubator Infrastructure, Center for Technopreneurship and Innovation of Batangas State University; Best Incubator Startup Program, AIM-Dado Banatao Incubator of the Asian Institute of Management; Best Incubator for Growth & Sustainability and Extra Mile Incubator, Animo Labs of De La Salle University; and, Rising Star Incubator and People’s Choice for Best Incubator Team, iDEYA of Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT). UPSCALE began in 2018 with a core mission that included supporting spin-off companies from innovations generated from the Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT) Program, a consortium of eight universities with graduate engineering programs. Ph Startup Incubator Awards_UPSCALE: Members of the UPSCALE Innovation Hub team, led by Project Leader Luis Sison (top row, middle), receive their awards in the virtual, livestreamed ceremony. Screenshot by QBO Philippines UPSCALE’s championship was based on its excellent scores in growth, innovation and impact. The “Best Incubator for Governance & Operations” Award recognized UPSCALE’s “outstanding progress in developing and implementing its organizational structure, operational system and organization-wide processes to function efficiently and amplify their impact on the startup ecosystem”. UPLB’s SIBOL Labs, which began in 2019, is the TBI arm of the UPLB Technology Transfer and Business Development Office, aimed at nurturing the UPLB start-up ecosystem. It focuses on agri-technology, food engineering, biotechnology and information and communications technology. Ph Startup Incubator Awards_Sibol Labs: Members of the UPLB SIBOL Labs, led by Project Leader Glenn Baticados (top row, middle), receive their awards in a virtual, livestreamed ceremony. Screenshot by QBO Philippines The “Best Incubator Community Program” recognized SIBOL’s “valuable impact through fostering innovation, advancing startup awareness, and cultivating collaboration among key stakeholders to develop the local and national innovation ecosystem”. Both UP TBIs are supported by the DOST-PCIEERD. UPSCALE, with USAID Philippines STRIDE, gathers about 40 technology transfer officers, TBI staff and faculty researchers from 12 institutions in Metro Manila and UP Los Baños on November 8, 2019 at the UPSCALE Innovation Hub for the first Train the Trainers for Ideation Workshop in NCR to capacitate the trainers to plan and implement an Ideation Workshop in their own institutions. The ideation workshop aims to facilitate collaboration between academe and industry toward concrete partnerships. Photo and caption from the UPSCALE Innovation Hub Facebook page |
https://up.edu.ph/up-cebu-showcases-important-scientific-outputs-and-services/ | UP Cebu showcases important scientific outputs and services – University of the Philippines | UP Cebu showcases important scientific outputs and services UP Cebu showcases important scientific outputs and services May 7, 2019 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc A student research assistant at the media brunch exhibit presents UP Vice President for Public Affairs Elena Pernia a wild tuber which UP Cebu is studying as an alternative carbohydrate source during disasters. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO Key scientific capabilities and projects of UP Cebu, offering solutions to pressing threats and problems in the region, such as water-related disasters, fires, emerging vector-borne diseases, water scarcity, and internet vulnerability, were presented to local media on April 26, 2019 at the Performance Arts Hall on campus. “Did you know that after the Naga landslide which was said to [have] one of the fastest search and retrieval operations in a disaster, UP Cebu’s LIDAR and CENVI were there?” UP Cebu Chancellor Liza Corro said in welcoming media representatives, as she referred to a UP Cebu environmental informatics team, whose quick mappings of the landslide site in the neighboring city right after the disaster facilitated search and retrieval operations. “This was one of the best examples of science being applied in the real world. All our researches here are really more of solutions for real problems,” Corro emphasized. The UP Cebu team, employing LIDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, a remote sensing method using light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure variable distances to the Earth, was able to pinpoint the location of structures buried under the Naga City, Cebu landslide debris. It is one of the expertise of CENVI or the Central Visayas Center for Environmental Informatics of UP Cebu. Van Owen Sesaldo of the UP Cebu Cybersecurity Project shows Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs Rica Abad an animated graphic representing global cyber attacks at the project booth in the media brunch exhibit. Behind them, UP Cebu Chancellor Liza Corro shows UP Vice President for Public Affairs (VPPA) Elena Pernia, Special Assistant to the VPPA Teresa Congjuico, and Jamie Lyn Loristo of the Communicating Science and Technology Research and Development at UP program one of the 3D printers of the UP Cebu Fabrication Laboratory or Fablab. The “media brunch” with UP Cebu officials and scientists was organized under a UP System-wide program, Communicating Science and Technology Research and Development at UP (CoST-UP), headed by UP Vice President for Public Affairs Elena Pernia. A projection-mapping presentation by UP Cebu computer-aided designers is the central display of the exhibit showcasing UP Cebu’s relevant scientific outputs and services. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO Other scientific projects presented at the media brunch were: the high-resolution flood-hazard mapping of Western Visayas using LIDAR; the mapping and assessment of possible water sources on the whole Cebu island; urban fire-hazard mapping and fire-spread modeling; biodiversity and eco-epidemiology of flea and tick diseases in the region; and, the research and promotion of cybersecurity. Four of the five UP Cebu presenters of scientific projects form a panel for an open forum after their presentations: Computer Science instructor, Ryan Ciriaco Dulaca of Cebu Water Source Mapping and Assessment; Firecheck project leader, Aileen Joan Vicente, Richie Eve Ragas of Biodiversity and Eco-Epidemiology of Vector-Borne Diseases in the Central Visayas Region, and UP Cebu Cybersecurity Project leader, Van Owen Sesaldo. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO Aside from the presentations, media also saw an exhibit of UP Cebu programs for: nationwide resource assessment using LIDAR; improvising camera drones; geo-mapping and nutrient analysis of wild edible plants as food alternatives in disaster-prone areas in the region; digital fabrication; and, technology business incubation. “Good science journalism can make complex, technical ideas accessible to a lay person,” Pernia said. She proposed and now heads CoST-UP, which “aims to mainstream UP’s science and technology advances into public consciousness and the nation’s development policy”. UP Vice President for Public Affairs Elena Pernia and Special Assistant to the Vice President for External Communication and Government Relations Teresa Congjuico, both of the Communicating Science and Technology Research and Development at UP program, view the presentations of UP Cebu scientific projects together with regional media representatives. Beside them are presenters: UP Cebu Philippines-LIDAR 1 project leader Jonnifer Sinogaya and Firecheck project leader Aileen Joan Vicente. Behind them is UP Cebu Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Richelita Galapate. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO The UP Cebu leg of its media brunch series was attended by representatives from: the Philippine Information Agency, the Bureau of Fire Protection, the Department of Science and Technology, the Commission on Higher Education, and the National Economic and Development Authority. The media outlets represented were Sunstar, Freeman, Manila Bulletin, DYAR, Cebu Citizens Press Council, ABS-CBN, Superbalita Cebu, PTV, dySS, RGMA, and Philippine Daily Inquirer-Visayas. |
https://up.edu.ph/tribute-to-slain-up-cebu-graduate-becomes-reminder-for-up-cebu-class-2019-to-serve/ | Tribute to slain UP Cebu graduate becomes reminder for UP Cebu Class 2019 to serve – University of the Philippines | Tribute to slain UP Cebu graduate becomes reminder for UP Cebu Class 2019 to serve Tribute to slain UP Cebu graduate becomes reminder for UP Cebu Class 2019 to serve July 9, 2019 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta The entrance of colors during UP Cebu’s 82nd Commencement Exercises held in the afternoon of June 28, 2019 at the UP Cebu campus. Standing in front (2nd from left) is UP Cebu Class of 2019’s valedictorian Juan Carlos Tabacon Roldan. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Among the 383 members of UP Cebu Class of 2019 who marched onstage to receive their diplomas at UP Cebu’s 82nd Commencement Exercises held at the campus in the afternoon of June 28, 2019, one stood out because of her absence. Ms. Kis Tryvl Cabasag Ramos, who would have graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology alongside the rest of her batchmates, was fatally shot on April 11 along with two of her workmates and the café proprietor at a coffee shop on F. Ramos Street in Cebu City where she worked. Two months later, her parents, Mrs. Elvira Ramos and Mr. Juan Reynaldo Ramos, who himself graduated from the UP Diliman Institute of Social Work and Community Development, marched onto the stage to receive the diploma on their daughter’s behalf, amid bittersweet cheers and applause from her fellow graduates, UP Cebu officials and faculty, and the audience. A tribute to Ms. Kis Tryvl Cabasag Ramos, BA Psychology 2019, by UP Cebu’s official student publication, Tug-ani. Graphic republished with permission from Tug-ani. Later in his speech on behalf of the graduates, BS Computer Science, magna cum laude graduate, and Class of 2019 valedictorian Juan Carlos “Jace” Tabacon Roldan gave a touching tribute to Kis, a former student leader and writer for UP Cebu’s official student publication, Tug-ani: “I would like to acknowledge one who had yearned and fought and shone despite the tyranny she had bravely stood against: our friend and kauban, Kis Tryvl Ramos, who is with us in militant spirit today. She had had a chance to touch the souls of many in this University, and she deserves a seat alongside us, just as much as the rest.” Magna cum laude graduate and UP Cebu Class of 2019 valedictorian Juan Carlos “Jace” Tabacon Roldan delivers his valedictory speech. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Roldan urged his fellow UP graduates to continue to work and fight for the poor, the marginalized and the oppressed minorities, especially after they have learned how to foster righteous indignation and cultivate an understanding of society in UP. “We have been asked to make the profitable choice. . . but the logic in the gears of the iskolar ng bayan is not predicated upon the blind search for more. The algorithm or blueprint for being iskolar ng bayan does not dictate making choices simply towards seeking prestige in the fields of industry or in the academe. Being iskolar ng bayan is in the realization that the struggle in here is a part of the struggle out there and making the correct choice to fight alongside it.” Read full transcript of Roldan’s speech UP Cebu Chancellor Liza D. Corro reminds Class of 2019 that we in UP are—to quote UP Cebu’s slogan—destined to serve. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. UP Cebu Chancellor Liza D. Corro prefaced Roldan’s call to the graduates in her opening remarks by referring to UP Cebu’s slogan, nurtured to create, inspired to innovate, destined to serve, printed across the backdrop of the stage. “It is just fitting that before you start going out to the real world, you all remind yourselves that we in UP are a sui generis. Many may not understand why there are rallies in UP, even during commencement. Actually, what we do here is not so much for others to know but it is more of a reminder to all of you, our dear graduates, and to us in UP, that service is what we are destined for.” UP Cebu Class of 2019 produced 70 honor graduates. Five were magna cum laude graduates and 64, cum laude graduates, while one graduate student who earned a Master of Education degree was recognized Most Outstanding Graduate. Gracing the occasion as commencement speaker was Executive Vice President Maria Luisa Aboitiz Booth of Mehitabel, Inc., which is one of the Philippines’ most prominent members of the furniture-making industry and one of Cebu’s most enduring institutions. Booth shared four simple truths and guiding principles that she thought would be helpful to them, truths she learned, not when she graduated from college or law school in the US, but during the course of her life. Executive Vice President Maria Luisa Aboitiz Booth of Mehitabel, Inc. shares her four life principles with UP Cebu’s Class of 2019. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. The first principle is that the straight path is not always the only path or the right path. “You must give yourself room in your life to change directions, to adopt new ways of doing old things and to learn from your mistakes and your bad decisions, because trust me, you will make mistakes and you will make some bad decisions. It’s okay,” she said. The second principle is not to be afraid to take the road less traveled, as it might make all the difference in their lives. The third is a quote from the 19th century French novelist, Marie-Joseph “Eugène” Sue: the hand that gives gathers. “Most of us would like to earn a good living, be rich, drive fancy cars. That is human nature after all. However, those who selfishly acquire property and goods without regard to the damage they are doing to the world and without using their gifts to improve the lives of others are destined to live unhappy lives,” Booth said. And the last piece of advice Booth gave the graduates: “Try to be a shepherd. Don’t be a wolf. Look for those who can benefit from your knowledge and experience, and help to protect them and guide them. Always try to use your skills for the betterment of those around you and you will never have regrets.” More photos Photos above and below: Before the start of the processional, UP Cebu graduates take photos and selfies in front of the UP Cebu Administration Building to commemorate the occasion. Photos by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. UP Cebu graduates listen during the ceremony, with BA in Mass Communication cum laude graduate Czar Dabon sitting in the middle showcasing his stunning eye makeup. Later, the graduates cheered when he unfurled a rainbow flag in honor of Pride Month as he climbed onstage to receive his diploma. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. UP Cebu valedictorian Juan Carlos Tabacon Roldan raises his fist to call for the continuation of the iskolar ng bayan’s fight for the Filipino masses. Photo by Jun Madrid, UPMPRO. His fellow graduates respond in kind. Photo by Jun Madrid, UPMPRO. Near the closing of the commencement exercises, activists exhort the graduating class to continue the fight for true democracy, justice and equality. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-cebu-firecheck-develops-covcheck/ | UP Cebu FireCheck develops CoVcheck – University of the Philippines | UP Cebu FireCheck develops CoVcheck UP Cebu FireCheck develops CoVcheck April 20, 2020 | Written by V. Guerrero, UP Cebu News The FireCheck Project team and the University of the Philippines Cebu have developed CoVcheck, a web-based application that allows the local government to collect data from its constituents about cases or potential cases of infection. By doing so, the concerned agencies – health units, disaster management offices among others, may be able to respond to the community’s needs as soon as necessary. On top of that, with the collected data, the local government can plan and execute localized, ad hoc measures to control or contain transmission or support the affected communities. The application shall also serve as a hub for disseminating information to concerned communities and several other future interactions with response units. The platform includes the following functions: Reporting of Potential Infection (Self or others) — The residents will have a way of reporting to the local government if they, a relative or a neighbor, are potentially infected by COVID19. By doing so, the local government will have an overview of the potential mass of infection and identify mitigating actions to reduce risk or mobility in certain locations. In addition, the immediate response through medication or other means may be designated whenever and wherever it will be needed. By default, residents are encouraged to stay in their homes. With the need to go to designated hospitals in the city center for testing and/or medical consultation, the potential for transmission is increased. Self-assessment — Users will be able to assess themselves if they already need medical attention or not. This function hopes to reduce the number of patients who unnecessarily go to the hospitals to be checked. The risk of getting infected or infecting others may be reduced. Announcements and Help Guides — There is a proliferation of misinformation in social media about how to manage or respond to the disease. The application will provide the user sources of curated information and helpful guidance about what to do amid the health crisis. Important announcements from the local government can also be coursed through the application. Viewing of Reports (Summary and Details) — The local government and concerned agencies will be provided with detailed and summarized views of the collected data in real-time using heat maps, graphs or similar reports. Similarly, the concerned agencies will be alerted if severe cases are reported. The details of persons of interest can also be viewed. Other users can also view the summary of validated data so that they can refrain from getting infected or impose house quarantine in their household. It is envisioned that with critical masses projected in the reports, the local government can direct their mitigation efforts in those areas. Management of Self-Reports (Update, Delete or Respond) — The local government will be allowed to retrieve and update the reports collected such as when the status of the constituent progresses or a specific response has been activated. We are exerting as much effort in leveraging data science — as we did in Metro Cebu on tackling urban fires, and in Naga City, Cebu during the landslide operations in the year 2018 — to aid our local government in coming up with smarter, targeted and well-informed decisions in managing the health crisis. Ania na ang CoVcheck, Sugbo! CoVcheck web app is now live at: https://covcheck.upcebu.edu.ph/ How to get CoVchecked! FireCheck gives video tutorials on how to use CoVcheck! Check it out below! Ania na ang CoVcheck, Sugbo! CoVcheck web app is now live at: https://covcheck.upcebu.edu.ph/ Ug malipayon namong ipahibawo nga sugod karong adlawa, mag-CoVcheck na ang siyudad sa Mandaue ug Naga, Cebu. Inubanan sa hiniusang pwersa sa mga local strategic planners and decision makers ug kooperasyon sa matag miyembro sa komunidad, atong mapahinayan ang pagkuyanap sa CoVID-19. Alang sa atong Barangay Health Emergency Response Team ug City Health Office, simple lamang ang pag respond sa mga pending nga reports o cases. Tan-awa ang video aron ikaw magiyahan sa pag-respond. |
https://up.edu.ph/initial-statement-of-up-cebu-chancellor/ | Initial statement of UP Cebu Chancellor – University of the Philippines | Initial statement of UP Cebu Chancellor Initial statement of UP Cebu Chancellor June 5, 2020 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Cebu administration is deeply disturbed by the incident this morning of police dispersing and arresting peaceful protesters within the vicinity of the campus. We always act to ensure public safety and order within our premises amid the pandemic, while respecting the right to protest. Previous protest actions by our students in the same vicinity had always remained peaceful and orderly for many years until today. The UP Cebu administration has always maintained maximum tolerance when it comes to protest movements of our constituents, especially where it is in relation to their freedom of expression. I personally respect and have consistently expressed support to student’s basic rights. We also however recognize the prevailing restrictions in light of the GCQ rules prohibiting mass gatherings. It is most unfortunate that what happened today, with the presence and action of the police anti-riot contingent, heightened rather than allayed the risks to the safety of the people involved. As we gather more facts on the ground about the incident, we are coordinating with UP System officials on the legal and other important aspects of the matter, especially with respect to the 1989 UP-DND Peace Accord. In any case, we are deeply disappointed that none of the police officers tried to coordinate with UP Cebu in regard to handling the situation which we hope could have led to a more sound and sensible resolution in light of prevailing restrictions under the general community quarantine. I would like to emphasize that our guards did not assist in the dispersal of the then ongoing protest, contrary to stories going around, nor did they block the students from entering the campus. On the contrary, our guards blocked the police from entering the campus and even chased them out when they jumped into our walls trying to chase the student protesters. Our guards also assisted the students by bringing them into safety inside a campus building. We will continue to ensure the safety of our constituents and provide humanitarian assistance to our students and alumni who are affected by this unfortunate incident. May God bless us all! Thank you. Chancellor Liza D. Corro UP Cebu |
https://up.edu.ph/a-princess-for-her-people-up-remembers-former-regent-bai-fatima-palileo-sinsuat/ | A princess for her people: UP remembers former Regent Bai Fatima Palileo Sinsuat – University of the Philippines | A princess for her people: UP remembers former Regent Bai Fatima Palileo Sinsuat A princess for her people: UP remembers former Regent Bai Fatima Palileo Sinsuat February 5, 2022 | Written by Franco Gargantiel II Image from the PRC Cotabato City – Maguindanao Molecular Laboratory Facebook page The University of the Philippines (UP) and the country mourns the loss of former UP Regent and Chair of the Board of the Philippine Red Cross Cotabato Chapter, Bai Fatima Palileo Sinsuat, who passed away on the morning of February 4, 2022, according to a text from her niece. A humanitarian and a Filipino princess who was truly royal in both her heritage and actions, Bai Fatima Palileo Sinsuat time and time again helped Filipinos through various projects and organizations that she had both created and led. She was the daughter of the late Datu Blah Sinsuat. Even at a young age, she was an actual princess because she had the power to help Filipinos with her unique status and devoted her life to doing so. She helped organize labor with her father, and, in 1986, all dockworkers in Cotabato City port became members of an organization she created and led, the Progressive Labor Union (PLU). A true civic leader, she took part in various organizations with the ultimate goal of serving the public. She served as mayor of Upi, Maguindanao from 1980 to 1986 and was eventually appointed Head of the ARMM Board of Investments. Later, she was appointed as a member of the UP Board of Regents, the University’s highest governing body, by Philippine President Joseph Estrada, and remained a Regent for three terms. She was also the first Muslim woman in the last 30 years to be elected to the national board of the Philippine National Red Cross and, most recently, as the Chairman of the Board of Red Cross in the Cotabato Chapter. The year 2003 marked her most significant achievement as a social worker. Sinsuat was awarded the National Outstanding Volunteer Award (NOVA) in Malacañang Palace for her blood donation advocacy in the Philippine Red Cross in Cotabato City and initiation of the Organization of International Humanitarian Law Core Group of PRC for the protection of the civilian population in times of armed conflict. Sinsuat never stopped offering kindness and compassion to every Filipino through various projects that aided them. A true royal, this princess has always looked out for the safety and well-being of her people. An actual modern-day princess who went beyond the expectations for past royals with her humanitarian work while serving as a beacon of encouragement for Filipinos to someday surpass her ideals in making the world a better place for all countrymen. |
https://up.edu.ph/no-data-breach-happened-in-up-cebu-finding-from-investigation/ | “No data breach happened” in UP Cebu—finding from investigation – University of the Philippines | “No data breach happened” in UP Cebu—finding from investigation “No data breach happened” in UP Cebu—finding from investigation June 12, 2020 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta “No personal and technical data breach happened.” This is the finding of the University of the Philippines Cebu Data Protection Officer (DPO) following an investigation in response to reports of an alleged data breach in the local student evaluation on teaching (SET) system, which led to a list of names and SET login credentials of students from the UP Cebu College of Communication, Art and Design being posted on Scribd.com. In his report to Chancellor Liza D. Corro dated June 9, 2020, UP Cebu DPO Mr. Van Owen M. Sesaldo wrote that the SET, which is used by students to evaluate faculty members handling their courses, is hosted on a local server administered by the UP Cebu Information Technology Center. “We immediately conducted a technical check on the server and the connected network equipment. We found that there were no indications of compromise, implying that no unauthorized access occurred,” Sesaldo said in his report. More importantly, he added, the SET does not provide any other personal information to any authenticated user. It only shows the name of the faculty member to be evaluated and empty evaluation forms. Hence, this does not put students mentioned in the list under grave threat. “In sum, no personal and technical data breach happened,” Sesaldo concluded. “Being enrolled in UP, their names have already been made public even upon passing the UPCAT. As far as the SET login credentials are concerned, these will be replaced in the coming evaluation period.” The SET is different from the Student Academic Information System (SAIS), which handles the academic and financial data of all UP students, including UP Cebu students. The SAIS is hosted by a server that is managed and maintained by the UP System Information Technology Development Center (UP ITDC). Upon confirming with the UP ITDC, the DPO for the UP System, Atty. Marcia Ruth Gabriela Fernandez, found that there was no data breach of SAIS or of UP Cebu’s student records. In a letter to National Privacy Commissioner Raymund E. Liboro and NPC Deputy Commissioners Leandro Angelo Y. Aguirre and John Henry Du Naga dated June 10, 2020, Atty. Fernandez noted that the University has taken additional measures to safeguard the rights of UPCAT applicants by now requiring usernames and passwords to access UPCAT results. Moreover, although having detected no breaches in the University’s databases, the UP System Data Protection Officer has already called on the NPC for help in further safeguarding the privacy and online safety of the members of the UP community. |
https://up.edu.ph/remembering-fvr-up-joins-the-nation-in-mourning-the-death-of-the-countrys-12th-president/ | Remembering FVR: UP joins the nation in mourning the death of the country’s 12th President – University of the Philippines | Remembering FVR: UP joins the nation in mourning the death of the country’s 12th President Remembering FVR: UP joins the nation in mourning the death of the country’s 12th President August 3, 2022 | Written by Francisco V. Gargantiel II The University of the Philippines (UP) mourns the death of former President Fidel Valdez Ramos, who passed away on July 31, 2022, at 94. Fidel Ramos was born on March 18,1928, in Lingayen, Pangasinan. He finished his elementary education at a Lingayen public school; from 1940 to 1941 studied at the UP High School in Manila, which, together with the UP Preparatory School and the UP Elementary School, eventually became the UP Integrated School in Diliman today. Ramos continued his secondary education at the High School Department of Mapúa Institute of Technology, and in 1945, he graduated from high school at the Centro Escolar University Integrated School. Afterward, Ramos went to the United States after receiving an appointment to the US Military Academy at West Point. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Military Engineering in 1950. Ramos also earned a Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree from the University of Illinois, USA, in 1951, and later placed 8th overall in the Civil Engineering Board Exam of 1953. He also earned a Master of National Security Administration degree from the National Defense College of the Philippines and a Master of Business Administration from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1980. From 1951 to 1952, Ramos was a member of the Philippines’ 20th Battalion Combat Team of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK) that fought in the Korean War, where he served as an Infantry Reconnaissance Platoon Leader. He was also in the Vietnam War as a non-combat civil military engineer and Chief of Staff of the Philippine Civil Action Group (PHILCAG) from 1966 to 1968. In 1972, he served as Chief of the Philippine Constabulary, then a major service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), when President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law. In 1975, all civic and municipal police forces in the country were integrated, becoming the Integrated National Police under the control and supervision of the Philippine Constabulary, with Ramos as its first ex-officio concurrent Director-General. In 1981, Ramos was named AFP Vice-Chief of Staff and promoted to the rank of a three-star general. In 1983, after General Fabian Ver was implicated in the assassination of former opposition Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr., Ramos became acting AFP Chief of Staff until Ver’s reinstatement in 1985. In February 1986, allegations of fraud committed during snap elections triggered the non-violent People Power Revolution. Ramos defected and followed then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile into Camp Crame and shifted his allegiance to Corazon Aquino, Senator Aquino’s widow. The latter later became the country’s first female President. President Aquino then appointed Ramos as Chief of Staff of the AFP, and in 1988 as Secretary of National Defense and Chairman of the National Disaster Coordinating Council. In 1992, Ramos was elected President of the Philippines, narrowly beating Agrarian Reform Secretary Miriam Defensor Santiago. As President of the Philippines (1992-1998), Fidel V. Ramos’s leadership brought in a period of political stability and rapid economic growth and expansion. His policies and programs aimed to foster national reconciliation and unity and paved the way for major peace agreements with Muslim separatists, communists, and military rebels. These developments resulted in renewed investor confidence in the Philippine economy. Ramos also pushed for the deregulation of key industries and the liberalization of the economy by encouraging the privatization of public entities, including the monetization of public infrastructure through the expanded Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) law. During 1993-1997, the Philippine economy underwent a dramatic recovery. Gross National Product averaged 5 percent annually, and the total inflow of foreign exchange into the country outpaced the combined periods of the rule of both Pres. Marcos and Pres. Aquino. The average income of the Filipino family also grew higher during Ramos’s administration than in the preceding two decades. Consequently, Ramos implemented a comprehensive Social Reform Agenda (SRA) that addressed long-standing problems—poverty, health, education and skills training, housing, environmental protection, agrarian reform, jobs and livelihood, access to equal opportunity, and the welfare of children and the youth, the elderly and the disabled. In 1997, Ramos and Moro National Liberation Front Chair Nur Misuari was awarded the coveted 1997 UNESCO Peace Prize for forging the peace agreement between military rebels and the MNLF southern secessionists. The award marks a first for both the Philippines and for Asians. Ramos continued to find ways to help his country even after his presidency. He founded the Ramos Peace and Development Foundation, a non-partisan and nonprofit organization promoting peace and development in the Philippines and the larger Asia-Pacific region. Then in 1998, Ramos founded the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) together with Bob Hawke and Morihiro Hosokawa, former Prime Ministers of Australia and Japan, respectively. The BFA is a premier forum for government, business, and academia leaders in Asia and other continents who are committed to promoting regional economic integration and bringing Asian countries closer to their development goals. In 2004, Ramos was a Founding Member of the Global Leadership Foundation. He was also a member of and was associated with the following: Founding Member of the Policy Advisory Commission, World Intellectual Property Organization (PAC-WIPO) Advisory Group Member of the UN University for Peace Trustee of the International Crisis Group (ICG) Honorary Director of the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation Ramos received several military awards, including the Philippine Legion of Honor in 1988 and 1991; the Distinguished Conduct Star in 1991; the Distinguished Service Star in 1966, 1967, and 1981; the Philippine Military Merit Medal in 1952; and the U.S. Military Academy Distinguished Graduate Award and Legion of Merit in 1990. He was one of the Filipinos awarded the French Legion of Honor Grand Croix, a prestigious order created by Napoleon Bonaparte to honor anyone, regardless of religion or nationality, who upholds liberty and equality. The order is the oldest and highest-ranking medal of honor in France. He also received numerous international awards, including the 1997 Aristides Calvani Award; the Rizal Pro Patria from the Order of the Knights of Rizal; and the Rotary International Award of Honor. Ramos received 28 honorary doctorate degrees in his lifetime, including a Doctor of Laws degree, honoris causa, from the University of the Philippines, presented by then UP President, Dr. Jose V. Abueva. UP and its academic community offers their condolences to both the families and close friends of Fidel Valdez Ramos. His achievements during his presidency have left a meaningful long-term impact on the Philippines. This country and its compatriots are grateful for its contributions to the progressive growth of the Philippines. |
https://up.edu.ph/construction-underway-on-up-new-clark-city/ | Construction underway on UP New Clark City – University of the Philippines | Construction underway on UP New Clark City Construction underway on UP New Clark City December 12, 2022 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc UP System, BCDA, and DPWH officials lay the time capsule for the first building of the UP New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, to be constructed. Photo by Bong Arboleda (UP MPRO). In a year, the first building of the University of the Philippines New Clark City (UP-NCC) in Capas, Tarlac, will have risen. UP, in partnership with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the implementing agency, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), held the time capsule laying ceremony for the first phase of the UP-NCC complex on November 5, 2022. The structure is now being built on three hectares of 76 hectares allotted for UP, bound by the NCC-MacArthur-SCTEX Access Road on the south and the National Government and Administrative Center access road. Phase 1 involves building an approximately 4,500 square meter building. Construction begins on UP-New Clark City. Photo by Abraham Arboleda (UP MPRO) BCDA Chair Lorenzana and UP President Concepcion inspecting the time capsule. Photo by Bong Arboleda (UP MPRO) According to the program’s master of ceremonies, UP Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs Maria Angelica Abad, UP-NCC is expected to become a hub for education, research, training, and collaboration focusing on sustainable development. Currently, UP’s presence in NCC is provided by the UP Philippine General Hospital Polyclinic Phase 1 building, which was inaugurated in late 2019 in time for the Southeast Asian Games hosted by the Philippines. BCDA Chair Delfin Lorenzana, BCDA Senior Vice President for Business Development and Operations Joshua Bingcang, UP President Danilo Concepcion, and DPWH Region III Assistant Director Denise Maria Ayag representing DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan led the burial of the time capsule, which encased the plans for the structure, a copy of the Carillon magazine, and a copy of a newspaper of the day. UP Vice President for Development Elvira Zamora, Arthur Santos of DPWH Region III Planning and Design, and contractor Ronald Talens were also present. According to Concepcion and Zamora, UP-NCC is designed to be the main headquarters of the UP Open University and satellite sites of the UP Manila PGH, the National Institutes of Health and the College of Medicine, and the UP Diliman College of Engineering. With the area only 20 minutes from the airport and planned as the telecommunications hub of the Department of Information and Communications Technology, it would be ideal for UP’s medical emergency services, telesurgery, and internationalization efforts. “We should bring the school to the people and not people to the school,” Lorenzana said, citing the accessibility of UP NCC to clients from Central and Northern Luzon. Bingcang expressed BCDA’s gratitude to UP for being one of the first partners in the development of the NCC, knowing that educational institutions attract locators and are known economic drivers of the growth of a community. From left to right: BCDA Senior Vice President for Business Development and Operations Joshua Bingcang, BCDA Chair Delfin Lorenzana, DPWH Region III Assistant Director Denise Maria Ayag, and UP President Danilo Concepcion. Photo by Bong Arboleda (UPMPRO) “I am very happy that I am leaving my post assured and confident about the growth of UP New Clark City. It is one of the projects I will proudly hand over to my successor on February 9, 2023,” Concepcion said. Officials sign their names on the documents to be preserved inside the time capsule. Photo by Bong Arboleda (UPMPRO) With the groundbreaking ceremony out of the way, construction of the new UP -NCC has started. Photo by Bong Arboleda (UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/upso-up-officials-visit-southern-taiwan-heis-for-arts-and-culture-cooperation/ | UPSO, UP officials visit Southern Taiwan HEIs for arts and culture cooperation – University of the Philippines | UPSO, UP officials visit Southern Taiwan HEIs for arts and culture cooperation UPSO, UP officials visit Southern Taiwan HEIs for arts and culture cooperation January 6, 2023 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc A top-level delegation from the University of the Philippines (UP) is meeting with counterparts from Southern Taiwan academe to formalize new academic cooperation and gain insight on “navigating and framing integrative university development and governance.” UP officials, headed by President Danilo L. Concepcion, arrived in Kaohsiung City on January 6, 2023, to meet with Southern Taiwan, higher educational institution officials at National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST) in Nanzih and Jiangong. On January 10, a memorandum of academic cooperation (MAC) will be signed between UP and Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association led by NKUST President Ching-Yu Yang. Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association, a non-government organization based in Kaohsiung City, is a university alliance that seeks linkages with Southeast Asian universities. The MAC signing precedes a conference on academic networking and partnership between UP and Southern Taiwan university officials and representatives. UP and NKUST are members of the Southeast and South Asia and Taiwan Universities (SATU) network. The UP Symphony Orchestra celebrates with music The UP delegation will accompany the UP Symphony Orchestra, which will hold “Concerts of Goodwill” in the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts and the International Concert Hall of NKUST-Nanzih on January 8 and 9, respectively. The UP Symphony Orchestra (UPSO) is the official system-wide orchestra of the University. Created in 2018, the UPSO consists of 65 alumni, students, faculty, and administrative staff of the University of the Philippines, under the direction of Maestro Josefino “Chino” Toledo of the UP College of Music. For its first international concerts, the UPSO is set to perform Western, Taiwanese, and Philippine folk and classical works, including Dvorak Symphony 9 or the “New World Symphony,” in celebration of a new era of friendship and cooperation between the two countries. According to the UPSO, their program for their concert performances in Taiwan “celebrates the sounds of both cultures, with ‘Chinese Festival’ by Hsu Tsang-Houei and Maestro Chino Toledo’s ‘Kantus: Tagabawa,’ which is inspired by the chanting tradition of the Bagobo-Tagabawa people of southern Philippines.” For its concert in NKUST-Nanzih on January 9, the UPSO will perform ‘Festive Overture and Pomp and Circumstance’ to celebrate the hope and joy of the New Year. As a tribute to overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan, the UPSO will also play ‘Overture to Philippine Folksongs’ and ‘Lahing Kayumanggi,’ written by Philippine National Artist for Music Lucio San Pedro, to honor the Filipino race. UP officials said there had earlier been an initial understanding of art and cultural exchange between UPSO, established in 2018, and the Shu-Te University Chamber Ensemble. The academic partnership between Taiwan universities and UP In recent years, UP and Taiwan universities have been exchanging visits in active pursuit of cooperation. UP currently has active partnerships with the Chinese Cultural University, Taipei Medical University, National Central University, National Pingtung University, National Chung Cheng University, Kaohsiung Medical University, National Chung Hsing University, and the National University of Kaohsiung. UP hopes to activate partnerships with: Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Open University of Kaohsiung, National University of Tainan, National Kaohsiung Marine University, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, National Kaohsiung Normal University, National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, Hamastar Technology Co., Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, and Academia Sinica. The Philippines’ national university is also renewing or processing linkages and partnerships with the Southern Taiwan University Alliance, Shu-Te University, National Sun Yat-Sen University, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, National Kaohsiung Normal University, National Cheng Kung University, National Taiwan Ocean University, and the National Taiwan University System. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-manila-keeps-100-passing-rate-3-grads-top-august-2019-pharmacy-board-exam/ | UP Manila keeps 100% passing rate, 3 grads top August 2019 Pharmacy board exam – University of the Philippines | UP Manila keeps 100% passing rate, 3 grads top August 2019 Pharmacy board exam UP Manila keeps 100% passing rate, 3 grads top August 2019 Pharmacy board exam September 6, 2019 | Written by Fred Dabu All thirteen (13) examinees from the University of the Philippines Manila – College of Pharmacy successfully passed the Pharmacist Licensure Examination held last month, with three of them making it into the Top Ten list of passers. UP’s board topnotchers were: Janelle Samantha See, occupying the top spot with a rating of 92.58 percent; Jemimah Gyra Escote, at third place with a rating of 90.9 percent; and, Zadkiel Velasquez, at tenth place with a rating of 90.1 percent. Completing the list of UP’s successful examinees were: John Patrick Bulaong, Harold Joshua De Guzman, Clarvin Dela Cruz, Marielle Josette Divino, Judeth Ann Julao, Francis Cedric Magalued, Trissia Marie Ordoñez, Jeanne Pauline Panopio, Marie Celine Isabel Sombillo, and Mara Lois Tan. With a passing rate of 69.5 percent, 3,097 out of 4,455 examinees passed the said licensure exam administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga from August 3 to 4, 2019. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-mindanao-gets-100-passing-rate-at-chemical-technician-licensure-exam/ | UP Mindanao gets 100% passing rate at Chemical Technician licensure exam – University of the Philippines | UP Mindanao gets 100% passing rate at Chemical Technician licensure exam UP Mindanao gets 100% passing rate at Chemical Technician licensure exam October 21, 2019 | Written by Rene Estremera The University of the Philippines (UP) Mindanao registered a 100% passing rate during the October 2019 Licensure Examination for Chemical Technicians. Last 14 October 2019, all twenty graduates of UP Mindanao’s BS Food Technology program who took the exam received the good news as the Professional Regulation Commission released the results. The national passing rate is 81%, with 2,298 passers out of 2,834 takers in the country. New passer Zairel Sarillana who graduated just this year said the work of a chemical technician involves instrumentation and laboratory analysis for industries in food processing, agriculture, and other industries. “A registered chemical technician is required to have taken at least 30 units in chemistry, and students in the BS Food Technology program meet this qualification. Now, I can have more options to choose from,” she said. Fellow passer Femaleen Bacerra said, “A license as chemical technician provides me a career opportunity to work in the field of certifying food and drugs. I want to do laboratory research and data gathering in the field.” Republic Act 10657 or the Chemistry Profession Act of 2015 stipulates that personnel who do work in laboratories should have a license as a chemist or as a chemical technician. The BS Food Technology program and the MS Food Science program of UP Mindanao develops scientists, educators, and entrepreneurs for the food industry and other sectors in Mindanao with their expertise in food safety, product research and development, and good manufacturing practices. “Those graduates exercised their own discretion to take review classes, take the exam, and earn a professional license,” said Assistant Professor Rovi Gem Villame, information committee chair of the Department of Food Science and Chemistry. “We in the department are very proud of their achievement,” she added. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-diliman-students-acclaimed-in-bpi-dost-science-awards-2017/ | UP Diliman students acclaimed in BPI-DOST Science Awards 2017 – University of the Philippines | UP Diliman students acclaimed in BPI-DOST Science Awards 2017 UP Diliman students acclaimed in BPI-DOST Science Awards 2017 May 10, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Three senior students of UP Diliman, winners of the BPI-DOST Science Awards 2017, received their awards on April 19 at the College of Science Auditorium in UP Diliman, Quezon City. Recognized during the ceremonies were: Jaime Lorenzo N. Dinglasan (BS Biology), for his research on milkfish bacteria; Orville M. Feliciano (BS Electronics and Communications Engineering), for his research on stereolithography; and, Philip Caesar M. Flores (BS Physics), for his research on quantum and classical clocks. Officials of UP Diliman and BPI Foundation, and the thesis advisers of the awardees, delivered inspiring messages that highlighted the importance of science, research and technology developments in nation-building. UPD Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Benito M. Pacheco, UPD College of Science Dean Jose Maria P. Balmaceda, UPD College of Engineering Dean Rizalinda L. De Leon, and BPI Foundation Executive Director Fidelina A. Corcuera presented the awards and recognition plaques. The BPI-DOST Science Awards, started in 1989 by the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Foundation, Inc., with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), recognizes exceptional science and engineering students from partner-universities nationwide. For more photos of the even, please click here. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-units-highlight-womens-health-and-wellness-for-development-in-lectures/ | UP units highlight women’s health and wellness for development in lectures – University of the Philippines | UP units highlight women’s health and wellness for development in lectures UP units highlight women’s health and wellness for development in lectures April 8, 2019 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta Participants and resource speakers alike follow along with a physical therapist from the University Health Service as she demonstrates some simple exercises office workers can do at their work stations. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Women’s health and wellness was the focus of an afternoon of lectures dubbed “3K: Kababaihan, Kalusugan, Kaunlaran! Women’s Health as a Priority Agenda,” organized by the UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) in collaboration with the UP College of Social Work and Community Development’s Doctor of Social Development Program (UPCSWCD-DSD) and the UP Diliman University Health Services. The lectures were held on March 28 at the UPCWGS Conference Room. Addressing a crowded room of University women were three speakers: Ms. Ruth Agnes L. Manalo, a resident nutritionist and dietitian of the University Health Service; Dr. Ferdiliza Dandah Garcia of the UP Manila College of Allied Medical Professions; and, Dr. Meredith del Pilar-Labarda of the UP Manila School of Health Sciences. UHS resident dietician and nutritionist Ruth Manalo (standing, right) enumerates the rules of healthy eating, especially for women. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Ms. Manalo presented a list of good eating habits for women in order to maintain a long, healthy life, including: eating a wide, balanced variety of foods; steering clear of fad diets; and, eating generous portions of fruits, vegetables and high-fiber foods, as well as appropriate amounts of food rich in protein, carbohydrate and calcium every day. UPM-CAMP’s Dr. Ferdiliza Dandah Garcia describes the common aches and pains women are prone to at work, and how physical activity and exercise can counteract these. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Dr. Garcia, on her part, discussed common health problems women face at work, such as back pains, headaches and other ailments. She stressed the importance of getting enough physical activity, such as ten minutes of movement every two hours for office workers who spend most of the time sitting down. A physical therapist from the UHS assisted by demonstrating some simple exercises any office worker can do to prevent body aches. The audience giving the exercises for office-workers a try. To try these exercises yourself, check this link or simply do an Internet search. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Finally, Dr. Labarda gave an overview of the health problems that women risk having. Of these, non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and osteoporosis make up the leading causes of death and disability among women, especially aging Filipino women. As did the previous speakers, she stressed the importance of self-care and lifestyle medicine for women, consisting of: healthy eating habits; engaging in adequate physical activity and exercise (at least 30 minutes of moderately intense exercise three times a week); getting enough sleep (at least seven to nine hours of sleep for adults); cultivating meaningful relationships; and, connecting to one’s sense of spirituality. UPM-SHS’ Dr. Meredith del Pilar-Labarda synthesizing the main points of the previous speakers and reminding the audience of the importance of self-care and lifestyle medicine. Photo by Jun Madrid, U PMPRO. Prof. Excelsa Tongson, the UPCWGS deputy director of the Training, Outreach and Extension Program and UPCSWCD-DSD Director Ma. Theresa V. Tungpalan delivered the welcome address and special messages, respectively, while Dr. Maria Daniella R. Bantilles, head of the Public Health Unit of the UHS, gave the closing remarks. From left to right: UHS Public Health Unit head Dr. Maria Daniella R. Bantilles, UPCWGS deputy director of the Training, Outreach and Extension Program Excelsa Tongson, UPCSWCD-DSD Director Ma. Theresa V. Tungpalan, Dr. Labarda, Ms. Manalo and Dr. Garcia. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. |
https://up.edu.ph/consultative-workshop-for-the-gender-mainstreaming-program-for-students-and-student-organizations/ | Consultative Workshop for the Gender Mainstreaming Program for Students and Student Organizations – University of the Philippines | Consultative Workshop for the Gender Mainstreaming Program for Students and Student Organizations Consultative Workshop for the Gender Mainstreaming Program for Students and Student Organizations April 24, 2019 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines, with the newly constituted Technical Working Group on Gender Sensitivity and Equality at the helm of the Gender Mainstreaming Program for students and student organizations, is organizing the initial phase that will focus on consolidating past and ongoing efforts in addressing gender-related issues and concerns, including psychosocial interventions. The Consultative Workshop will cover reports from the UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UP CWGS) and Gender Offices, Office of Anti-Sexual Harassment, and Office of Student Affairs and will engage these units to share their experiences, success stories, and challenges. It will also gather recommendations on how to further gender sensitivity and responsiveness among students and student organizations within the CUs. The Consultative Workshop will be held on April 29-30, 2019, 8:00am to 5:00pm, at Room 301 (Toribio Teodoro Room), Institute for Small-Scale Industries (ISSI), UP Diliman. For inquiries about the Consultative Workshop, kindly contact UP Padayon Public Service Office via (02) 981-8500 loc 4256 or thru email at padayon@up.edu.ph. |
https://up.edu.ph/upcwgs-launches-angat-bayi-womens-political-empowerment-fellowship-programs-2nd-year/ | UPCWGS launches Angat Bayi Women’s Political Empowerment Fellowship Program’s 2nd year – University of the Philippines | UPCWGS launches Angat Bayi Women’s Political Empowerment Fellowship Program’s 2nd year UPCWGS launches Angat Bayi Women’s Political Empowerment Fellowship Program’s 2nd year February 24, 2020 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta The Angat Bayi 2020-2021 Fellows, together with UP officials and officials and staff of the UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, sing along with Noel Cabangon during the opening ceremony and welcome reception for the Angat Bayi Women’s Political Empowerment Fellowship Program’s second year. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s Studies (UPCWGS), the UP Center for Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc., and the Angat Buhay: Partnerships Against Poverty program of the Office of Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo, with the support of the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives of the Embassy of Canada, launched the second Angat Bayi Women’s Political Empowerment Program. The Angat Bayi Women’s Political Empowerment Program, which was piloted in 2018, is a comprehensive women’s political empowerment program that aims to contribute to the full, meaningful, and effective political participation of women towards a people-centered, rights-based, gender-responsive, participatory, empowering and sustainable development agenda. The opening ceremony and welcome reception for the Angat Bayi program’s Fellows for 2020-2021 was held on February 19, 2020, at the Quezon City Reception House in New Manila. As with the first batch of 2018-2019, the Angat Bayi’s Fellows include women leaders from various levels of local governments and from various cities, municipals and provinces across the different regions of the Philippines. Under the program, they will undergo four days of intensive training in feminist and gender transformative leadership, including online courses, sessions with feminist leadership mentors, and insight-sharing from fellow women political leaders and past Angat Bayi Fellows. The 2020-2021Angat Bayi Fellows with Mr. Mucci of the Canadian Embassy, Vice President Leni Robredo (sitting, 3rd from right), and UPCWGS Director Nathalie Africa-Verceles. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Aside from the 21 new Angat Bayi Fellows, attendees included: UP System and UP Diliman officials; officials, former directors, researchers and staff of the UPCWGS; members of Vice President Robredo’s media and Angat Buhay project team; and, members of the media. In her welcome message, UPCWGS Director and Angat Bayi Project Leader Dr. Nathalie Africa-Verceles explained the origins of the Angat Bayi program in UPCWGS’ gender consultant Maya Tamayo’s research on the country’s need for more progressive women leaders and the difficulty women face in running and getting elected into office. Through the UPCWGS, Tamayo’s dream became a full-fledged women’s political empowerment project through the support of the Canadian Embassy, the Office of the Vice President, and Certified-edu.net, which hosts the program’s online courses. UPCWGS Director Nathalie Africa-Verceles. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. “We in UP, just like yourselves, are impelled to serve the people. Angat Bayi represents how we can effectively synergize theoretical perspectives and action. Collectively, we strive to work out how we can best deliver the development that our country desperately needs,” Verceles said. UP officials who offered messages of solidarity, encouragement and inspiration for the 2020-2021 Angat Bayi Fellows included: UP Executive Vice-President Teodoro J. Herbosa, representing UP President Danilo L. Concepcion; UP Vice-President for Academic Affairs Ma. Cynthia Rose Bautista, whose speech was delivered by Director Verceles; and, Dr. Gonzalo A. Campoamor, the director of the Research Dissemination Office of the UP Diliman Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development, representing incoming UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo. Mr. Warren Mucci, Counselor for Political and Public Affairs of the Embassy of Canada, also expressed his government’s continuing support of the program, citing the Canadian government’s key foreign policy to advance gender equality from the national level to the grassroots level. UP Executive Vice President Ted Herbosa. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. UP Diliman OVCRD Director Gonzalo A. Campoamor. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Mr. Warren Mucci, Counselor for Political and Public Affairs of the Embassy of Canada. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Vice President Robredo delivered the keynote message, noting that the job of a progressive feminist political leader was to promote interest in gender equality among their constituents. “Paano natin malo-localize? Paano natin mata-translate yong ating paniniwala in a way that yung pinakamaliit nating mga kasama, mararamdaman nila iyong importansya noong pinag-uusapan natin? Iyon ang challenge sa ating mga local officials. [How do we localize it? How do we translate our beliefs in a way that the least among our constituents will understand the significance of what we are saying? That’s the challenge for us local officials.]” Vice President Leni Robredo. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Robredo also emphasized the need to tackle the poverty, which is the root problem of the issues besetting women. “That’s what we’re doing under our Angat Buhay program. We find ways where we can help the poorest of the poor to be economically empowered,” she added. From left to right: former UP Asian Studies Dean and former UPCWGS Director Carolyn Sobritchea; Mr. Warren Mucci; Vice President Robredo; and, UPCWGS Director Verceles. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. The Angat Bayi Fellows for 2020-2021 are: City Councilor Rhaetia Marie “Sunshine” Carlos Abcede-Llaga of Lucena City, Quezon Province; City Councilor Aileen, Rhoda Itchon Acal of Candon City, Ilocos Sur; Municipal Councilor Louella Marie R. Agcaoili of San Mateo, Isabela; Municipal Mayor Ma. Rosario C. Avestruz of Cuta, Barugo, Leyte; Municipal Vice Mayor Precious Joy D. Baguio of Batuan, Bohol; Municipal Councilor Ma. Karen A. Baldonado-Guillermo of Andres Bonifacio, Diffun, Quirino; City Councilor Kristine Jane P. Barison of General Trias City, Cavite; Provincial Board Member Mila Perpetua A. Catabay-Lauigan of Tuguegarao, Cagayan; Municipal Councilor Gecelle Meñez Fainsan of Odiongan, Romblon; Municipal Mayor Trina Alejandra Que Firmalo-Fabic of Odiongan, Romblon; Municipal Councilor Mardella Matba of Languyan, Tawi-Tawi ; Municipal Councilor Vanessa Lyn Uy Mercader of Las Navas, Northern Samar; Municipal Mayor Fely of Tubahon, Dinagat IslandsPedrablanca; Provincial Board Member Thea Faith Tinsay Reyes of Roxas City, Capiz; Provincial Board Member Abegail Vendiola Sable of Corden, Isabela; Municipal Councilor Mayfair “Maya Bongco” Sibug of Orani, Bataan ; Municipal Councilor Rowena Verona Sumagaysay Silvederio of Santa Barbara, Iloilo; Provincial Board Member Rosary Gracia Perez Tababa of Urdaneta City, Pangasinan; Municipal Vice Mayor Marissa Velitario-Hao of Nabua, Camarines Sur; Board Member Margielou Orange D. Verzosa-Humilde of the 1st District of Pangasinan; and, City Councilor Maria Mylen Victoria G. Yaranon of Baguio City, Benguet. Vice President Robredo being presented a certificate of appreciation by Dr. Sobritchea (left) and Director Verceles (right). Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Dr. Sobritchea introducing Vice President Robredo. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-interior-design-students-present-renovated-kalinga-day-care-center/ | UP Interior Design students present renovated Kalinga Day Care Center – University of the Philippines | UP Interior Design students present renovated Kalinga Day Care Center UP Interior Design students present renovated Kalinga Day Care Center January 31, 2020 | Written by Fred Dabu Dr. Nathalie Verceles, Atty. Gaby Concepcion, Dr. Sylvia Guerrero, Justice Marvic Leonen, Prof. Hanna Faustino, Dr. Excelsa Tongson, and BS Interior Design students pose for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. To highlight the importance of having a gender responsive early childhood care and development (ECCD) program for women’s empowerment and gender equality, and in fulfillment of the role of interior designers to address practical concerns of Filipinos, BS Interior Design students of the University of the Philippines College of Home Economics (UP CHE), together with the UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UP CWGS) and the UP CHE faculty, sponsors of the renovation project, and guests, marked the opening of the newly renovated Kalinga Day Care Center (KDCC) in UP Diliman, Quezon City, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and guided tour of the facility on January 10, 2020. UP’s Atty. Gaby Concepcion and Justice Marvic Leonen; Dr. Sylvia Guerrero, Dr. Nathalie Verceles, and Dr. Excelsa Tongson of UP CWGS; and, Dr. Adelaida Mayo, Prof. Hanna Faustino, and Prof. Pamela Aquino of UP CHE led the ceremonial cutting of the ribbon to open the improved KDCC facility to its constituents. BS Interior Design students receive the appreciation letter written by the KDCC kids. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Interior designer and faculty adviser Pamela Aquino introduced the ten BS ID students responsible for renovating KDCC’s reception area, teachers’ room, recreation area, kitchen, storage, and toilet: Dana Sangalang (project head); Erielle Ekong (quality control & site coordinator); Gaille Marquez (secretariat & procurement); Clement Ignacio (design head); Rizza Tabios (procurement & quality control); Steffi Yuquimpo (finance head & design co-head); Mikee Arevalo (CAD operator & procurement); Catherine Asejo (site coordinator & quality control); Angela Titular (externals & publicity co-head); and, Sophia Teaño (externals & publicity co-head). New furnishing and two additional spaces, the dining area and the breastfeeding room were also provided to KDCC through the project. Prof. Tongson turned over to Prof. Aquino and the students the letter of appreciation written by the children enrolled in KDCC. Prof. Tongson provided a background on how the KDCC started, and encouraged everybody to take a look at the KDCC whole-day and half-day programs and to put up their own day care centers in public or private offices. She explained that the day care primarily caters to the needs of the children of UP employees and students so that they, as parents, may be able to pursue their interests and participate in nation building. The KDCC opened in 1998 and is fully managed by the UP CWGS as a non-formal, non-structured alternative learning environment which aims to provide a comfortable, gender-fair, and safe environment for children from ages 1 to 5 years old, and to promote a positive self-concept in children. KDCC also provides parents, guardians and caregivers or yayas with gender-responsive seminars on childhood care and development, laws, and other women’s and gender related issues. According to the BS ID students who completed the project, “the opportunity to renovate KDCC was brought about by ID 179: Special Project in Interior Design.” This course is taken by graduating BS ID students to engage them in a real-world scenario or provide them a glimpse of what they may expect of professional life. It involves the class in meticulous planning, designing, execution, and post-evaluation of the project for a chosen beneficiary. UP CHE Department of Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design (CTID) Chairperson Faustino provided more details on the project. She said ID students used to hold exhibits in malls to showcase their skills until the start of 2000. The ID 179 course was redesigned by senior faculty members, Dr. Adelaida Mayo and Dr. Raquel Florendo, and the students embraced ID as “a discipline that addresses very significant issues and concerns in our society” by dedicating their projects to help their chosen beneficiaries. “ID in Home Economics aims to focus on basic needs and practical concerns of individuals and families in everyday life. How we apply it must translate to the enhancement of the wellbeing of individuals and families. For many years, ID of UP has helped many institutions through renovating interior spaces. Through this course, ID 179, we have already touched many lives and many institutions, from public libraries, school for the blind, socialized housing, hospitals, dormitories, and many more. Institutions such as Mabuhay Deseret Foundation, Bahay Biyaya, and ECPAT Philippines Inc. are among our most recent ID 179 projects,” Faustino said. “Realize that the true beauty of the space occurred the moment that you shared your lives to others, listening, learning and understanding where their needs come from. Thank you for advancing the role to give back to society, but I hope that this would not be the last time. I hope that you will consider this as a regular habit in your life. Always put others first. This will bring honor to our nation, as well as hope,” Faustino told the students. The renovation project was also sponsored by: Hulma Manila Custom Fabrication, Inc.; Global Visions Events & Marketing Network, Inc.; Saxum et Sal, Inc.; Kuysen Enterprises, Inc.; Universal Robina Corporation; Splash Corporation; Creamline Ice Cream; Aztec Secret Health & Beauty; San Miguel PureFoods, Inc.; Rebisco; Del Monte Foods, Inc.; Magnolia; and, individual donors who supported the fundraising efforts of the class. Renovated Spaces Photo above shows the kitchen area before renovation, which was converted into a cozy-looking dining area after renovation, as seen in photo below. Photo from UP BS Interior Design Class of 2020. The reception area in the photo above has become brighter and more spacious after renovation (photo below). Photo from UP BS Interior Design Class of 2020. Bright colors and intriguing shapes transform the KDCC’s recreation area (see photo above for “before” renovation) into an even more kid-friendly space (see photo below for “after” renovation). Photo from UP BS Interior Design Class of 2020. The doorway and stairs at one side of the recreation (see photo above for “before” renovation) now features brighter colors and tree-artwork for the bulletin board (see photo below for “after” renovation). Photo from UP BS Interior Design Class of 2020. Even small spaces (see photo above for “before” renovation) can be made to appear to be brighter and roomier (see photo below for “after” renovation). Photo from UP BS Interior Design Class of 2020. A somewhat neglected space such as a storage room (see photo above for “before” renovation) can be transformed into a functional and attractive kitchen (see photo below for “after” renovation). Photo from UP BS Interior Design Class of 2020. |
https://up.edu.ph/womens-day-2020-in-upd-emphasizes-health-freedom-and-well-being/ | Women’s Day 2020 in UPD emphasizes health, freedom, and well-being – University of the Philippines | Women’s Day 2020 in UPD emphasizes health, freedom, and well-being Women’s Day 2020 in UPD emphasizes health, freedom, and well-being March 6, 2020 | Written by Fred Dabu Members of the UP Diliman community dance the “Sayaw ng Paghihimagsik”. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. The University of the Philippines Diliman Gender Office (UPDGO) led a multisectoral gathering of the University’s advocates of women and gender rights in a program at the Quezon Hall on March 6, 2020, as part of the series of activities scheduled in celebration of National Women’s Month in UP and to mark the UP Diliman community’s commemoration of International Women’s Day. With the theme “KKK 2020: Isulong ang Kalusugan, Kalayaan at Kaginhawaan ng Kababaihan at ng Bayan!”, the program became a festive venue for strengthening commitment to continue the struggle for women empowerment and gender equality, human rights, social justice, and national development, and for highlighting the need to further advance Filipino women’s and people’s overall quality of health, freedom, and well-being through education, policy interventions, and collective or mass actions. Participants of the event included members of the UP System and UP Diliman administration, UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS), UP Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System, Office of the Staff Regent, University Registrar, University Library, Human Resources Development Office (HRDO), University Health Service, Barangay UP Campus, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, College of Arts and Letters, College of Music, College of Fine Arts, College of Mass Communication, UP Film Institute, School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (NISMED), UP Institute for Small-Scale Industries (ISSI), All UP Workers Union, All UP Academic Employees Union, All UP Workers Alliance, Concerned Artists of the Philippines, Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND) UP, University Student Council, UPD National Service Training Program, UPD Gabriela Youth, Save Our Schools Network, Babaylan, and Kabataan Partylist. Solidarity messages were delivered by UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, represented by Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs Rica D. Abad; UPD Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo; UPDGO Coordinator Nancy Kimuell-Gabriel; UPCWGS Director Nathalie A. Verceles; UP Staff Regent Mylah R. Pedrano; and the leaders of unions and organizations in the University. Kontra-GaPi, HallyUP, Kilusan Step Sisters, UP LIRIKA, UP Repertory Company, UP SAMASKOM, Pasada band, and others rendered inspiring performances, such as songs, dances and skits, during the event. Members of Kontra-GaPi (Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino), the resident ethnic music and dance ensemble of the UPD College of Arts and Letters, open the program held at the Quezon Hall with a “ritwal panalangin” in celebration of Women’s Month. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. UP System and UP Diliman administration officials join the program led by the UPDGO. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Dr. Nancy Kimuell-Gabriel, coordinator of the UP Diliman Gender Office (UPDGO). Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs (Alumni Relations and Events Management) Rica D. Abad. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Dr. Fidel R. Nemenzo, UP Diliman Chancellor. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Dr. Nathalie A. Verceles, director of the UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS). Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. UP Staff Regent Mylah R. Pedrano. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. College of Arts and Letters faculty and CONTEND UP member Francezca C. Kwe. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-center-for-womens-and-gender-studies-to-launch-dakila-online-training-platform/ | UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies to launch DAKILA online training platform – University of the Philippines | UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies to launch DAKILA online training platform UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies to launch DAKILA online training platform June 2, 2020 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta The UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) is inviting everyone to the grand launching of DAKILA (DAta, Knowledge, and Information LAuncher) online training platform on June 12, 2020, 10 AM, via Zoom. The launch will showcase the DAKILA online learning platform, how it looks, and how it works. Participants in the launch will also be given the chance to share insights and ask questions. To register, please go to this site. In related news, the UPCWGS’ Training, Outreach and Extension Program Unit will be offering their gender responsive training courses online. The UPCWGS also conducts outreach activities and training and technical assistance to groups outside the University. For inquiries about UPCWGS’ online gender responsive training courses, please contact Vince Hermoso through his email address, fmhermoso1@up.edu.ph, or through his mobile number, (0995)342-2151. Please keep following the UPCWGS on Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates. |
https://up.edu.ph/upd-vice-chancellor-fidel-nemenzo-selected-as-new-up-diliman-chancellor/ | UPD Vice Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo selected as new UP Diliman Chancellor – University of the Philippines | UPD Vice Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo selected as new UP Diliman Chancellor UPD Vice Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo selected as new UP Diliman Chancellor February 3, 2020 | Written by Celeste Llaneta and Jo. Lontoc After the UP president’s announcement of his chancellorship, Fidel Nemenzo (right) raises his fist, together with outgoing UPD Chancellor Michael Tan, on the Quezon Hall bridge before a multisectoral mobilization supporting him. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. UP President Danilo Concepcion, co-chair of the UP Board of Regents (BOR), announced the selection of Dr. Fidel R. Nemenzo, current UP Diliman (UPD) Vice Chancellor for Research and Development, as UPD chancellor 2020-2023, before a multisectoral mobilization at Quezon Hall, UPD awaiting the BOR decision on February 3, 2020. Nemenzo is the tenth UPD chancellor, succeeding Dr. Michael L. Tan. Nemenzo’s selection as the chancellor of the national university’s flagship campus was the result of a thorough and at times contentious selection process conducted by a multisectoral search committee. His selection as chancellor was confirmed by the BOR during its 1350th meeting on February 3, 2020. UP President Danilo Concepcion announces the BOR confirmation of Fidel Nemenzo as the next chancellor of UP Diliman. Looking on are Staff Regent Mylah Pedrano and Student Regent John Isaac Punzalan. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. He addressed the crowd right after the UP president’s announcement. “Ang tagumpay ngayon ay tagumpay nating lahat. Alam kong narito kayo hindi para ipaglaban ako, [kundi] para ipaglaban ang UP. Narito kayo para sa academic freedom, demokratikong pamamahala, para madinig ang boses ng ating komunidad sa mga importanteng desisyon ng BOR [Today’s victory is the victory of us all. I know you are here not to fight for me but to fight for UP. You are here for academic freedom, democratic governance, and for the voice of the community to be heard in important decisions of the BOR],” Nemenzo said. “Inaasahan ko ang inyong pakikilahok at pagkakaisa sa mga darating na hamon at pagsubok na sama-sama nating haharapin. Taus-pusong pasasalamat sa inyong lahat! Mabuhay ang UP! [I look forward to your participation and unity amid the challenges we will all meet head on. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Long live UP!]” he added. A jubilant student sector cheers Fidel Nemenzo. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. In his vision paper presented during the chancellorship selection process, Nemenzo declared that he would re-imagine UP Diliman as a “modern research university with a public mission”, and an “academic center of excellence” that is inclusive, diverse, inter-disciplinary and public service-oriented. He pledged to continue to cultivate UP Diliman’s spirit of critical inquiry and academic excellence “guided by a strong moral compass”. He is committed to safeguarding academic freedom in UP Diliman. He has also vowed to be guided by the principles of democratic governance, administrative and operational efficiency, and sustainability and resiliency. Fidel Nemenzo addresses the mutisectoral mobilization at Quezon Hall. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Nemenzo graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from UP Diliman in 1985, and earned his Master and Doctor of Science in Mathematics degrees from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, in 1992 and 1998, respectively. He has been teaching in the UP Institute of Mathematics since 1992, and has served as: Deputy-Director for Academic Affairs in the Institute of Mathematics; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the UP College of Science; OIC Director of the UP Institute for Small Scale Industries; and, from 2014 to the present, Vice-Chancellor for Research and Development. Fidel Nemenzo is interviewed by students at the Oblation Plaza. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. His areas of research are number theory, elliptic curves and coding theory. Among the awards he has received are the Achievement Award in mathematics from the National Research Council of the Philippines and the UP Diliman Gawad Chancellor Para sa Pinakamahusay na Guro. He was the president of both the Southeast Asian Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Society of the Philippines, and has held research and teaching posts in Singapore, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Munich and Phnom Penh. In 2019, Nemenzo was elected to the Governing Board of the National Research Council of the Philippines, and is Chair of its Mathematics Division. Senate Committee on Higher Education Chair Joel Villanueva congratulates Fidel Nemenzo at the Quezon Hall lobby. Looking on are Student Regent John Isaac Punzalan and UP President Danilo Concepcion. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. House Committee on Higher Education Chair Mark Go asks the UP community to rally behind the newly elected UP Diliman chancellor. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. |
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https://up.edu.ph/new-cmo-complex-constructed-by-mid-2022/ | New CMO complex constructed by mid-2022 – University of the Philippines | New CMO complex constructed by mid-2022 New CMO complex constructed by mid-2022 March 11, 2022 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc Laying the time capsule for the UP Diliman Campus Maintenance Office’s soon-to-be new home [from left to right]: UP Vice President for Development Elvira Zamora; Dr. Rene R. Escalante, member of the Board of Trustees of the Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial Commission (HRVVMC) and Chair of the National Historical Commission; HRVVMC Executive Director Carmelo Crisanto; UP President Danilo Concepcion, with UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo behind him; UP Diliman Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development Raquel B. Florendo; and UP Vice President for Public Affairs Elena Pernia. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). University of the Philippines (UP) President Danilo Concepcion led, on March 3, 2022, the time capsule laying for the new UP Diliman Campus Maintenance Office Complex (UPD-CMO), consisting of buildings, workshops, and a yard. The complex is a joint project between UP and the Human Rights Violations Victims Memorial Commission (HRVVMC), which is funding the project as part of a memorandum of agreement for the construction of an HRVV Memorial / Museum / Library / Archive / Compendium—proposed to be called the Freedom Museum—in UP Diliman. The Freedom Museum will rise on CMO’s old site. CMO relocates to a new, more spacious complex beside the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. The upcoming UP Diliman Campus Maintenance Office Complex. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). UP President Concepcion delivers his opening remarks. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). “Ipinagmamalaki ko ang malawakang pagsasaayos, modernisasyon, pagpapalawig, at pagpapanatili ng ganda at kasaysayan ng pisikal na kalagayan ng ating mga kampus. Ginawa natin ang mga ito para sa ating mga estudyante, guro, mananaliksik, mga manggagamot, mga kawani, at para sa mas malawak nating pamayanan. Hindi naman maaaring maiwan ang mga kasamahan nating mahusay na nangangalaga sa ating pangalawang tahanan (I take pride in the comprehensive upgrade, modernization, expansion, and aesthetic and historical preservation of the physical state of our campuses. We are doing these for our students, the faculty, researchers, doctors, administrative staff, and the larger community. We must not forget our colleagues who are well taking care of our second home),” Concepcion said in his opening remarks.” UP Diliman Chancellor Nemenzo says the UPDCMO’s dream of having a permanent home is one step closer. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). Alam kong palipat-lipat ang CMO at matagal nang nangangarap ng isang permanenteng tahanan (I know how CMO has transferred from one place to another and long dreamed of a permanent home),” UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo said in his closing remarks. He recalled seeing the old Physical Plant Office, the forerunner of the CMO, near the playground during his childhood. “Napapanahon na magkaroon ng panibagong building ang CMO at mabigyan ng pansin ang mga pangangailangan nito, dahil isa ito sa mga gulugod ng kampus (The time is right to have a new CMO building and its needs addressed, as it is part of the campus backbone),” CMO Acting Director Perlita Raña said in an interview after the capsule-laying ceremony. “Nitong pandemya, nalaman natin na esensyal siya na gawain. Hindi ito huminto sa pagseserbisyo, kasama ng Health Service. (During the pandemic, we come to realize just how essential its work is. It continued to serve, together with the Health Service.)” HRVVMC Board Member Rene Escalante addresses the UP Diliman community. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). “Next naman sana in line ay mga bagong sasakyan (We hope new vehicles are next in line),” Raña added. The CMO is responsible for the physical upkeep of the university: its buildings and offices, dormitories and housing units, roads, sewers and drainage systems, parks and gardens, nurseries, and the Arboretum. It performs hauling activities, fabrication, and installation of street signs. The HRVVMC has a mandate to establish a museum in honor of human rights violation victims during the Marcos regime. UP and HRVVMC agreed to collaborate on the project during the administration of UP President Alfredo E. Pascual. Meanwhile, the UP System administration under President Concepcion administration initiated the relocation of CMO to its new site. “Ang mga gagamit ng museo ay doon na lamang papasok sa CP Garcia… At meron din namang kaming isang gallery dito na puwede nilang idamay sa kanilang pagbisita… Dalawa ang magiging pakinabang nila: kasaysayan at kultura (Visitors of the museum can easily access it via CP Garcia. … And we have another gallery which they can also visit. … They will benefit in terms of both history and culture),” Concepcion said. |
https://up.edu.ph/7-story-student-union-building-and-upgraded-vinzons-hall-in-upd-inaugurated/ | 7-Story Student Union Building and upgraded Vinzons Hall in UPD inaugurated – University of the Philippines | 7-Story Student Union Building and upgraded Vinzons Hall in UPD inaugurated 7-Story Student Union Building and upgraded Vinzons Hall in UPD inaugurated March 21, 2022 | Written by Fred Dabu UP Diliman’s new, seven-story Student Union Building, visible from Katipunan Road, will house TVUP, the offices of the UPD University Student Council, the Philippine Collegian, the Office of Student Projects and Activities (OSPA) , the University Food Services, and UP student organizations. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). Two world-class infrastructures to be used as safe spaces for academic activities and services in the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman were inaugurated on February 9: the new seven-story Student Union Building and the renovated Vinzons Hall. Officials of UP and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), under the leadership of UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, former DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar, and DPWH Undersecretary for NCR Rafael C. Yabut, who represented DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado, graced the event. Concepcion said the Student Union Building is an ideal venue for student activities. It would become the home of TVUP, the University Student Council, the Philippine Collegian, the Office of Student Projects and Activities (OSPA), the University Food Service, and UP-based student organizations. At the inauguration ceremony (sitting, left to right): DPWH Undersecretary for NCR Rafael Yabut; former DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, UP President Danilo Concepcion, UP Vice President for Development Elvira Zamora, and UPD Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). The rehabilitated Vinzons Hall, on the other hand, will house units under the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA), which includes the Office of Student Projects and Activities (OSPA), the Office for Student Ethics (OSE), the Office of Scholarships and Grants (OSG), the Office of Counselling and Guidance (OCG). Vinzons Hall’s renovation ensures its structural integrity, safety, and efficient use of space. The makeover also includes an upgrade of its electrical, plumbing, and security systems. A scenic elevator and security cameras were also installed. UP President Concepcion calls the new Student Union Building and newly renovated Vinzons Hall a product of UP’s collective desire to improve learning spaces for UP students. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). President Concepcion added that Vinzons Hall and the old student union building housed G. Miranda Bookstore, where UP students bought textbooks and school supplies when he was still a student. Government scholars received their monthly allowance at the old Philippine National Bank (PNB) branch in the area. For him, the inauguration of the two buildings ushers in a new beginning for today’s UP students. “We build upon the strong foundations set by our predecessors because it is what our constituents deserve,” Concepcion said. “Ang pagpapasinaya natin ngayon ay bunga ng ating kolektibong hangarin na pagbutihin pa ang mga espasyong hihikayat sa husay at galing ng ating mga estudyante tungo sa paglilingkod sa bayan [This inauguration is the product of our collective desire to improve the spaces that will nurture the skills and talents of our students and harness these toward service to the country],” he concluded. UP Diliman Chancellor Nemenzo thanks the DPWH and the UP System for pushing for the construction and renovation of the buildings. Photo by Abraham Arboleda (UP MPRO). UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo thanked the DPWH and Pres. Concepcion for all their efforts. He said the Vinzons Hall and the Student Union Building would continue to serve among the epicenters of student activities and symbols of the University. Former DPWH Secretary Villar said a world-class institution like UP deserves world-class infrastructure. He is proud and happy to have been part of these projects. He supports President Concepcion’s vision for UP to become a top university globally, not just in Asia. Former DPWH Sec. Villar expresses his pride and happiness over being part of creating “world-class infrastructure” for a “world-class institution.” Photo by Abraham Arboleda (UP MPRO). UPD Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Louise Jashil R. Sonido said they were excited to come home to these buildings. She said, “The past years of remote learning emphasized how much the learning environment and spaces contribute to the formation and education of our students. When we build for our students, we enable so many experiences, opportunities, relations, the incubation of new ideas and initiatives that serve the people.” She concluded her message by saying that they expected the new and next normal for students to be a better one. UPD Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Louise Jashil Sonido said the UPD community was “excited to come home to these buildings.” Photo by Abraham Arboleda (UP MPRO). After the officials delivered their messages, they unveiled the buildings’ commemorative markers. They also toured the Student Union Building and the Vinzons Hall. UPD Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo, UPD Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Louise Jashil R. Sonido, UPD Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development Raquel B. Florendo, UP Vice President for Development Elvira A. Zamora, TVUP Director Grace J. Alfonso, Atty. Gaby R. Concepcion from the UP College of Law, , and UP Assistant Vice Presidents for Public Affairs Ma. Angelica D. Abad and Jose Wendell P. Capili also attended the ceremony. DPWH Undersecretary for NCR Yabut delivered his remarks on behalf of DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado. Photo by Abraham Arboleda (UP MPRO). DPWH Undersecretary Yabut and former Sec. Villar were accompanied by Assistant Secretary for Regional Operations (NCR) Wilfredo S. Mallari and Quezon City District Engineers Loida S. Busa, Eduardo V. Santos, and Art Corpus. Additional photos from the inauguration of UP Diliman’s new Student Union Building and newly renovated Vinzons Hall below. The historic and rehabilitated Vinzons Hall (1958) will house UPD offices for student services and facilities. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). The entryway to the newly renovated Vinzons Hall, with the bust of student activist Wenceslao Vinzons still in its honored place. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). UP President Concepcion and former DPWH Sec. Villar cut the ribbon to formally open the new building, with UP and DPWH officials looking on. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). UP President Concepcion and former DPWH Secretary Villar unveil the SUB’s commemorative marker. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). The large hall at the SUB will be home to the University Food Service cafeteria. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). The open space between the Student Union Building (left) and Vinzons Hall (right), with the new scenic elevator. Photo by Jonathan Madrid (UP MPRO). |
https://up.edu.ph/nhcp-turns-over-upsilon-marker-to-up/ | NHCP turns over Upsilon marker to UP – University of the Philippines | NHCP turns over Upsilon marker to UP NHCP turns over Upsilon marker to UP December 1, 2022 | Written by Fred Dabu UP President Danilo Concepcion (2nd from left) stands beside the Upsilon Sigma Phi marker newly installed by the National Historical Commission. Beside him are USPAAI President Ed Sunico (extreme left) and National Historical Commission of the Philippines Chair Rene Escalante. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UPMPRO) On the occasion of the 104th anniversary of the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) unveiled the “Upsilon Sigma Phi” historical marker and turned it over to the University of the Philippines (UP) on November 19, 2022, at the UP Promenade in UP Diliman, Quezon City. The site is located near the main library on the UP Diliman campus. NHCP Chairman Rene R. Escalante and UP President Danilo L. Concepcion officiated the ceremony. Among those who witnessed the event were NHCP OIC-Executive Director Carminda R. Arevalo, Upsilon Sigma Phi Alumni Association President Ed Sunico, and fraternity members. According to Sunico, they are grateful for the NHCP’s recognition of the fraternity’s contributions since the Upsilon’s founders more than a century ago envisioned gathering young men who would become leaders in different fields and help shape the “intertwined” history of the University and the nation “The fraternity continues the vision of its founders in helping create a climate conducive to learning and progress in the UP, to economic stability and political maturity in the Republic of the Philippines,” Sunico said. Escalante remarked that the turnover was originally requested from NHCP in 2017 in time for their 100th anniversary. Since the NHCP required more supporting documents on the fraternity’s history, the schedule had to be moved. The government, through Proclamation Order No. 539 issued in July 2018, already recognized the fraternity for its “significant contributions to numerous civic and humanitarian causes, as well as the dedication and commitment of its members to public service and nation-building.” The said proclamation also declared 2018 the “Year for the Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the Upsilon Sigma Phi.” In his message, Escalante narrated how the Upsilon Sigma Phi was established by 14 UP students in the original campus in Ermita, Manila, more than a century ago. He said the founders aimed to serve fellow students and to engage in discussions on national issues and that on November 19, 1920, the fraternity was formally organized. Justiniano R. Asuncion was elected as its president. He added that the fraternity continues to contribute positively to society and history. On behalf of UP, Concepcion accepted the historical marker entrusted to UP. He pledged to take care of it as a symbol of the University and the fraternity. Concepcion is also a member of the Upsilon Sigma Phi. From left to right: Sunico, Escalante, Concepcion and National Historical Commission Office of the Executive Director OIC Carminda Arevalo hold up the newly signed certificates of transfer of the Upsilon Sigma Phi marker. Photo by Kevin Christian Roque (UPMPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/announcement-of-the-office-of-admissions-on-upca-2022/ | Announcement of the Office of Admissions on UPCA 2022 – University of the Philippines | Announcement of the Office of Admissions on UPCA 2022 Announcement of the Office of Admissions on UPCA 2022 May 13, 2022 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The Office of Admissions and Office of the University Registrar building, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Photo from the Office of Admissions Facebook page. This is NOT yet the announcement of results for UP College Application 2022. As stated in the General Information Bulletin, the University Councils (UCs) of the University of the Philippines (UP) System approved an additional assessment by academic units to qualify for admission in some degree programs, if deemed necessary. The UP Office of Admissions is now in the final stage of assessing applications after the evaluation of more than 100,000 High School Records. Shortlisted applicants in degree programs requiring additional assessment will be notified by the concerned academic unit for the additional requirements. You shall be contacted by phone or email regarding the additional screening if needed in your application. Note that not all applicants will be contacted, only those in the shortlist of specific degree programs. If you do not receive a notification, please wait for May 31, 2022 to know the final result of your application. |
https://up.edu.ph/ups-pride-2017-national-book-awards-winners/ | UP’s pride: 2017 National Book Awards winners – University of the Philippines | UP’s pride: 2017 National Book Awards winners UP’s pride: 2017 National Book Awards winners November 23, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University takes pride in the accomplishments of its faculty, alumni, and the UP Press in this year’s National Book Awards. Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs Jose Wendell P. Capili, who teaches at the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Arts and Letters, won for Migrations and Mediations: The Emergence of Southeast Asian Diaspora Writers in Australia, 1972-2007, in the Literary Criticism/Literary History category. Susumaton: Oral Narratives of Leyte by UP Visayas Tacloban College Professor Emeritus Merlie M. Alunan won Anthology in Waray. Francis C. Macansantos, who passed away in July, was awarded in the Poetry in English category for Snail Fever: Poems of Two Decades. He used to teach at UP Baguio. Among the winners, 14 are graduates of UP. In the Literary Division, Catherine Torres (UPD, ‘02) won Short Fiction in English for Mariposa Gang and Other Stories. Alvin B. Yapan (UPD, ‘10) won Short Fiction in Filipino for Sangkatauhan, Sangkahayupan: Mga Kuwento. Marcos Martial Law Never Again by Raissa Robles (UPD, ‘78) won Non-Fiction Prose in English. Poetry in Filipino went to Rowena P. Festin (UPD, 2012) for Banayad: Mga Tula. Victor N. Sugbo (UPD, ’74, ’76, ’83, ’92) won Poetry in Waray for Taburos Han Dagat. Remembering/Rethinking EDSA by JPaul S. Manzanilla (UPD, ’02, ’11) and Caroline S. Hau (UPD, ’90) won Anthology (Bilingual). Anthology in Filipino went to Christine S. Bellen (UPD, ’92, ’95, ’03) for Batang Rizal at iba pang dula. Maria Cecilia Locsin-Nava (UPD, ’91) won the Translation category for Shri-Bishaya, a Hiligaynon novel by Ramon Muzones she translated into English. In the Non-Literary Division, Francisco J. Lara Jr. (UPD, ’79) won for Out of the Shadows: Violent Conflict and the Real Economy of Mindanao in the Social Sciences category. He co-edited the book with Steven Schoofs. Pinoy Manners: A Modern Guide to Delicadeza for All Generations won the Leisure category. It was written by Joy Lumawig-Buensalido (UPD, ’71, ’79). Pocholo Gonzales (UPD, ’99) won for Gusto Kong Maging Voice Talent: Mga Sikreto sa Likod ng Dubbing, Voice-over at Voice Acting in the Professions category. EIGA: Cinema in the Philippines During World War II by Nick Deocampo (UPD, ’81) won the Art category. Finally, Karl Fredrick M. Castro (UPD, ’08) won Book Design for Colonial Manila, 1909-1912: Three Dutch Travel Accounts edited and translated by Otto van den Muijzenberg. The UP Press published the winning books of Capili, Macansantos, Festin, and Sugbo, as well as Peryodismo sa Bingit: Mga Naratibong Ulat sa Panahon ng Digmaan at Krisis by former Philippine Collegian features editor Kenneth Roland A. Guda. (Arlyn Romualdo, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/book-on-traditional-filipino-medicine-offers-usable-past/ | Book on traditional Filipino medicine offers “usable past” – University of the Philippines | Book on traditional Filipino medicine offers “usable past” Book on traditional Filipino medicine offers “usable past” October 2, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The book “Traditional Medicine in the Colonial Philippines: 16th to the 19th Century” by Ma. Mercedes Planta, PhD, presents “various medicinal plants that Filipino traditional medical practitioners or herbolarios have been prescribing since the precolonial period.” Through the book, the author invites readers to harness from the “usable past” the potentials of the knowledge and practices studied and recorded by the Spanish missionaries in the country during the 17th to the 19th century. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) On September 27, experts from different fields shared their thoughts on the merits of Planta’s book at the 3rd Interdisciplinary Book Forum. The forum was hosted by the UP Press and the UP Institute of Creative Writing (UP ICW) at the Pavilion 1131, Palma Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Ma. Luisa Camagay, PhD, of the UP Department of History, Victor Paz, PhD, of the UP Archeological Studies Program, and Salvador Caoili, MD, of the UP Manila College of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, served as forum discussants. Planta, a faculty member of the UP Department of History, responded to questions raised during the open forum. UP ICW Director Roland Tolentino, PhD, gave the closing remarks. UP Vice President for Public Affairs Jose Y. Dalisay, Jr., PhD, served as moderator. According to Camagay and Paz, the book offered readers and researchers material for broader discussions and modern studies about herbal and non-herbal Filipino traditional medicines, practices, and its practitioners. Camagay said there were still voluminous documents stored in archives here and abroad that needed to be accessed, translated, and studied. She added that discussions on the dynamics among the missionaries or priests, government, herbolarios, midwives, hilots, and natives, as well as the development of the public health system during colonial times, could be written by Planta in the future as these were also interesting topics related to the book. Paz said young researchers could use the book as a reference when they are able to gather more documents from the archives and study the artifacts from archeological sites. He added that the persistence of traditional medicine and healers might also be due to the continuing lack of infrastructure that provide health care, the “modern” and of licensed practitioners and institutions such as hospitals that were established by the colonizers; and that these “old” traditions survived because the colonizers had no replacement for them, unlike the old spaces for worship, the caves, that were replaced by the colonizers with stone churches. Dr. Victor Paz of the UP Archeological Studies Program (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) Caoili said the book was very readable, accessible, and rich in information and insight. It “helps us find a common ground” where specialists could “share in this bigger space,” he said. He said herbal medicines are essentially food plants that traditional healers were able to use way before the colonizers arrived. He added that the book served as a springboard for additional researches and interdisciplinary endeavors on herbal and traditional medicines. Dalisay expressed the hope that the faculty, and forums such as this, further inspire young students to pursue their fields of interests and produce beneficial researches. Among the questions raised at the open forum were on the health conditions of the natives before colonial times, health-related concepts and practices from the 16th to 19th centuries, and the “correct dosages” for the prescribed herbs. According to Planta, the book focuses on herbal medicines that have been used and recorded during the colonial times and how these can still be used at present. The discussants also explored the concept of “hiyang”, as the “correct dosages” for the prescribed herbs depended on the traditional practitioner or herbolario and the specific conditions of the person being treated. The Interdisciplinary Book Forum, made possible through a UP Emerging Inter-Disciplinary Research (EIDR) grant, is held every semester. (Fred Dabu, UP MPRO) Click here to view more photos of the event. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-press-officially-opens-up-town-center-outlet/ | UP Press officially opens UP Town Center outlet – University of the Philippines | UP Press officially opens UP Town Center outlet UP Press officially opens UP Town Center outlet February 22, 2019 | Written by Andre DP Encarnacion UPper Shelf got its grand opening at the UP Town Center last February 15. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO Fans of books written by UP’s creative and academic minds can now find their favorite titles in the UP Town Center on Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City where the University of the Philippines Press held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for UPper Shelf, its first off-campus commercial outlet on February 15, 2019. Located on the second floor of the mall behind the restaurants, Chocolate Kiss and Rodic’s, UPper Shelf aims to introduce the creative works of UP’s best to a broader audience. The ribbon-cutting was done by UP Press Director J. Neil Garcia together with UP Vice President for Academic Affairs Cynthia Bautista and UP Vice President for Public Affairs Elena Pernia. The event, according to Garcia, was, in part, an opportunity to thank all those who worked hard on the project, among whom were UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, former UP President Alfredo E. Pascual and his administration, and members of the UP Office for Design Planning and Initiatives. UP Vice President for Public Affairs Elena Pernia, UP Press Director J. Neil Garcia, and UP Vice President for Academic Affairs Cynthia Bautista cut the ribbon. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO “The bottom line is,” Garcia said, “that we’re all so happy that of all our merchandise that our country’s one and only national university could choose to showcase in a nice and pleasant store in a nice and pleasant mall like this one, it’s our books that have been accorded such a distinct and enviable privilege.” Apart from being a bookstore, Garcia said that UPper Shelf would play another role that he believed a university press should consider more in the present time–creating and fostering a “social life” for its books. He said that books “might as well not have been written if they do not get to ‘live’, which is to say, if they are not read, engaged with and hopefully loved by as many people as possible.” He hoped, therefore, that the store could become a space for book-related events such as poetry readings, book club meetings, book signings, and others. Poet and UP College of Arts and Letters faculty member Paolo Manalo. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO To commemorate the opening, some of UP’s best poets read their poems published in the two-volume anthology, The Achieve of, the Mastery, edited by University Professor Emeritus Gemino Abad. They included Isabella Banzon, Paolo Manalo, Garcia, and Abad himself. Award-winning tenor and Philippine Madrigal Singers soloist Ervin Lumauag also entertained the audience with two sets of performances. |
https://up.edu.ph/call-for-papers-3rd-colleges-and-universities-public-service-conference/ | CALL FOR PAPERS: 3rd Colleges and Universities Public Service Conference – University of the Philippines | CALL FOR PAPERS: 3rd Colleges and Universities Public Service Conference CALL FOR PAPERS: 3rd Colleges and Universities Public Service Conference June 3, 2019 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines, through the Padayon Public Service Office of the Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs (OVPPA), will host the 3rd Colleges and Universities Public Service Conference (CUPSCon 3) this October 16-18, 2019 in UP Visayas City Campus Auditorium, Iloilo City. We are cordially inviting faculty members, department heads, and research staff of SUCs and HEIs, as well as representatives from government institutions and civil society organizations including NGOs to participate in the conference. CUPSCon aims to provide an effective platform which harnesses teaching and research for extension and public service, provides a venue for scholarly discussions on lessons and best practices for continuous improvement of public service initiatives, and documents innovative initiatives that highlight the social responsibility and commitment to public service of higher education institutions (HEIs). This year, the conference forwards the advancement of public service through academe-community partnership. CUPSCon 3 shall feature plenary and parallel sessions as well as poster presentations on the various public service initiatives not only of SUCs and HEIs, but also of government institutions, and civil society organizations including NGOs to establish possible partnerships between the SUCs and HEIs and the community in delivering relevant, strategic and sustainable public service. For further inquiries, you may contact Ms. Marielle Antonio through email at cupscon@up.edu.ph, or via phone at (02) 981-8500 loc 4257 or 981 8630. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-hosts-reception-for-coe-donors/ | UP hosts reception for CoE donors – University of the Philippines | UP hosts reception for CoE donors UP hosts reception for CoE donors June 12, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, together with officials of the UP Diliman College of Engineering (CoE) and the UP Engineering Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (UPERDFI), hosted a reception for the donors or benefactors of the CoE at the UP Board Room in Quezon Hall, UP Diliman campus in Quezon City on June 5, 2018. The donors received Sundial Plaques and UP alumni pins as tokens of appreciation for their untiring commitment and support to the University. The donors were: the DM Consunji Group, for the DMCI Homes Computational Laboratory for Structural Engineering, at the Institute of Civil Engineering; the OceanaGold Philippines, Inc., for the upgrade and modernization of the Mining and Metallurgical Laboratories at the Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; and, the WITCO Construction and Development Corporation, owned and managed by Mr. Mark Villanueva, for establishing the Prof. Emeritus Dr. Meliton U. Ordillas, Jr. Professorial Chair in Metallurgical Engineering. In her opening remarks, CoE Dean Rizalinda L. De Leon said that the CoE has about 6,000 students, 800 of whom graduate every year. She added that the professorial chairs and support provided by their donors help improve the quality of UP education since these provide incentives for faculty to do more research and publish more papers, help modernize facilities and laboratories, and also inspire the students to excel. UP President Danilo L. Concepcion thanks the donors and officials of the UP Diliman College of Engineering (CoE) and the UP Engineering Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (UPERDFI) for the new facilities and professorial chairs. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) Concepcion, speaking on behalf of UP, expressed gratitude for the continuing support of fellow alumni and UP’s partnerships with industries. Citing the CoE as the biggest college in UP Diliman, with the largest number of students and faculty, Concepcion affirmed that these donations, in the form of labs, facilities and professorial chairs, are beneficial to many generations of UP students and teachers. He also said that UP alumni can also consider other forms of support for poor but deserving students. Concepcion added that UP faculty need to be provided with competitive compensation comparable to those of their counterparts in other colleges and universities. He said that he is hoping UP can continue having better facilities through the alumni’s support and that they can further support the faculty for their post-graduate studies and advanced researches. He also added that these incentives help produce better graduates. “Nagrereport ako para hindi kayo magsawa, at patunayan sa inyo na nagagamit at hindi nasasayang ang mga ibinibigay ninyo,” he said. Representatives of the donor groups also delivered inspirational messages: Mr. Mark Villanueva, for the Dr. Meliton U. Ordillas, Jr. Professorial Chair; Ms. Dinky Consunji-Laperal, for the DMCI Homes Computational Laboratory for Structural Engineering; and, Mr. Hilbert Cardenas of OceanaGold, for the upgrade and modernization of the Mining and Metallurgical Laboratories at the Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. Dr. Meliton Ordillas, Jr., in honor of whom the professorial chair was named, expressed his appreciation of the donation. He shared his story of how he started out in 1960 as a faculty member of Mechanical Engineering, with a humble salary of Php 2,490 per annum. He took up Metallurgical Engineering and continued teaching in UP. He added that in 1965, through a grant, the College was able to send him and others in the faculty to study abroad; and by the 1970s, when the CoE was upgrading its faculty, all of the grantees came back to UP. “I hope that other alumni will follow Mark’s example (of donating a professorial chair),” Ordillas concluded. (Fred Dabu, UP MPRO) Donors pose with UP President Danilo L. Concepcion and officials of the UP CoE and the UPERDFI. (Photos by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/bus-donated-by-former-up-regent-turned-over-to-up/ | Bus donated by former UP Regent turned over to UP – University of the Philippines | Bus donated by former UP Regent turned over to UP Bus donated by former UP Regent turned over to UP February 6, 2020 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta Varsity teams and athletes in UP Diliman have a new way to get to and from games with the donation of a brand-new bus by former UP Regent and current Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Peru in the Philippines, Dr. Francis C. Chua, and the BA Foundation, Inc. The symbolic key to the newly donated bus for the UP varsity teams is formally passed on from Amb. Chua (3rd from right) and DTI Sec. Ramon Lopez (4th from right) to UP President Concepcion (5th from right) and one of the UP athletes. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. The signing of the deed of donation by PCCI Agriculture Committee Chair Roberto Amores (left), UP President Concepcion (center), and Amb. Chua (right), with Dr. Beatrice Ang (standing) witnessing. Photo from Amb. Betty Chua. The turnover ceremony for the donated bus to UP was held in the afternoon of February 3 at the UP Oblation Plaza, with Fr. Ari C. Dy, SJ, president of Xavier School, performing the blessing. Special guests who also contributed to the donation of not only a bus but also 4,000 surgical masks to UP were some batchmates and friends of Amb. Chua from the UP College of Engineering and Xavier School, including Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez and Undersecretary Rowell Barba, and Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (PCCI) Agriculture Committee Chairman Roberto C. Amores. Receiving the donation on behalf of UP were UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, UP Diliman Chancellor Michael L. Tan, and Dean Francis Carlos B. Diaz of the College of Human Kinetics. In attendance were former UP Presidents Emerlinda Roman and Alfredo Pascual; UP Regents Francis Laurel, Angelo Jimenez, Frederick Mikhail Farolan; Student Regent John Isaac Punzalan; incoming UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo; and, the members of the UP Men’s Basketball Team and the varsity teams for volleyball, swimming, table tennis and others. UP President Concepcion on behalf of UP expresses his thanks for the donation. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. Amb. Betty Chua (extreme left), Amb. Francis Chua (2nd from left), UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan (3rd from left), DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez (center), former UP President Alfredo Pascual (2nd from right) and Mr. Roberto Amores (extreme right) listen to Concepcion’s welcome remarks. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. In his welcome remarks, Concepcion marked the historical significance of the day, which was also the same day that the new chancellor of UP Diliman was selected by the Board of Regents. He thanked Amb. Chua for his donation, noting that UP’s new bus can compare with the buses of the athletes in other UAAP-member universities. “At may susunod pa. In-announce kaninang hapon ni Regent Laurel na kung may bus na kayo, baka kailangan ninyo ng coaster. Coaster naman. (In addition, Regent Laurel announced this afternoon that, since we already have a bus, what we need now is a coaster),” Concepcion added, referring to Regent Laurel’s own pledge to UP. “Sa aking pagkakatanda, huli tayong nag-champion in 1986,” Concepcion went on. “Pero magcha-champion tayo during my term. At kapag ganito ang suporta na pinapakita sa atin ng ating mga alumni at mga kaibigan, sa palagay ko hindi na tatagal at magna-number one na tayo sa UAAP.” (From what I can remember, we won the championship back in 1986. But we will be champions again during my term. And if this is how our alumni and friends support us, I believe it won’t be long until we are number one in the UAAP.) UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. UPD College of Human Kinetics Dean Kiko Diaz. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. UP alumnus and DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. Chancellor Tan and CHK Dean Diaz also thanked Amb. Chua for his generous donation in support of the UP varsity athletes, as well as the coaches and managers of the various teams. For his part, DTI Sec. Lopez expressed his and fellow UP alumnus, DTI Usec. Barba’s hope that the new bus will motivate and inspire the athletes. For his part, Amb. Chua expressed his own gratitude to the people who helped with the donation, including former UP President Pascual; Senior Executive Vice-President Johnny Sy of the Philippine Silk Road International Chamber of Commerce (PSRICC), who went all the way to China to purchase the bus from tourist bus manufacturer King Long; and, Mr. Roberto Amores, who helped coordinate the donation. Moreover, Amb. Chua also pledged to donate more surgical masks, and reported that he will soon be donating a 1-story building for cultural development to UP. He was given a token of appreciation from his alma mater, the UP College of Engineering. Amb. Chua pledges to donate, aside from the bus, 100,000 surgical masks to the UP Community, as well as a building that will serve as a cultural development hub. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. Amb. Francis Chua graduated from the UP College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering in 1972. Aside from being a former member of the UP Board of Regents, he is also a member of the UP Engineering Research and Development Foundation, Inc. and a trustee of the UP Foundation. He is the Founding Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, Philippines (ICCP), Chairman Emeritus of the PCCI, Founding Chairman of the PSRICC, and Honorary President of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII). He has served as President of the PCCI, the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands and FFCCCII. In 2007, he was appointed Special Envoy for Trade and Investments by the Philippine President, and has served as the Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Peru in the Philippines since 2006. UP varsity teams take turns having their photo taken in front of their new bus. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. Inside the Office of the President, during the turnover of 4,000 surgical masks for the UP Community. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. The bus, just before the turnover ceremony started. Photo by Celeste Llaneta, UP MPRO. Xavier School’s Fr. Ari Dy blessing the new bus. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. The interior of the new bus. Photo by Celeste Llaneta, UP MPRO. |
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https://up.edu.ph/up-honors-benefactors-with-gawad-oblation/ | UP honors benefactors with Gawad Oblation – University of the Philippines | UP honors benefactors with Gawad Oblation UP honors benefactors with Gawad Oblation January 19, 2023 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc All the recipients of the 2nd UP Gawad Oblation join UP President Danilo Concepcion (front, 9th from left) and UP Vice President for Public Affairs Elena Pernia (front, 8th from left) onstage at Ang Bahay ng Alumni. Photo by Abraham Arboleda (UP MPRO). Thirty-eight individuals and institutions received the University of the Philippines (UP) Gawad Oblation for their support of the University in the past six years. UP President Danilo Concepcion and UP Vice President for Public Affairs Elena Pernia handed specially designed medals to the awardees or their representatives in a dinner ceremony at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman, Quezon City, on January 17, 2023. According to the citations read by the master of ceremonies, UP Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs Jose Wendell Capili, the awardees readily responded to the needs of the University, helping it to: expand services to internal and external publics, surmount and act on the pandemic and disasters; construct, upgrade, and preserve facilities; acquire equipment; manage utilities; and, support academic, artistic, and athletic excellence. The first batch of UP Gawad Oblation awardees was called onstage to present their medals. Photo by Abraham Arboleda (UP MPRO). Batch One of the awardees consisted of: Ramon Ang of San Miguel Corp.; Juanerio Jesus Atencio of Januarius Holdings, Inc.; Lilia Ronquillo Bautista of Organo Philippines; Virgilio Bautista of the University of Baguio; Picasso Chen of the Kindness Hotel Chain of Taiwan; Francis Chua of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc.; Napoleon Concepcion of UP Alumni Association-Davao; Polly Cortez of the Friends of the UP Foundation in America; Renan Dalisay of NoWhereToGoButUP Foundation, Inc.; Arthur Defensor of Iloilo Province; Sonia Delen of the Bank of America-Global Leasing; Agnes Devanadera of the Clark Development Corp.; and, Benjamin Diokno of the Department of Finance. The second batch of UP Gawad Oblation awardees with UP President Concepcion and UP VP for Public Affairs Pernia. Photo by Abraham Arboleda (UP MPRO). Batch Two consists of Ray Espinosa of Meralco; Ignacio Gimenez of Philequity Dollar Income Fund Inc.; Vincent Henry Go of Top Breed; John Patrick Gregorio of the Philippine Olympic Committee; Michael Peiyung Hsu of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office; Francis Laurel of YKK Philippines and Toyota Batangas City and Camarines Sur; Rod Libunao of Chevron Philippines; Benjamin Magalong of Baguio City; Ronald Mascariñas of Bounty Agro Ventures Inc.; Venus Navalta of IPG Media Brand; Manuel Pangilinan of Metro Pacific Investments Corp.; Robina Gokongwei Pe of Robinson’s Retail Holdings; and, Emeritus Professor Ernesto Pernia, former National Economic and Development Authority Secretary-General. The third batch of UP Gawad Oblation awardees takes their turn onstage. Photo by Abraham Arboleda (UP MPRO). Batch Three consisted of: Jonvic Remulla of Cavite Province; Agaton Uvero of Grupo Uvero, Inc.; Orlando Vea of Maya Philippines; Mark Villar of the Department of Public Works and Highways; Timothy Eing Ming Wu of Shu-Te University-Kaohsiung and Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association; Susan Yap of Tarlac Province; Huawei Philippines; the Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation Inc.; Palawan Express; Wilcon Builders; the Zuellig Family; and, the Zuellig Family Foundation. “UP awards the Oblation Medal to those who passionately give to the University their talents and expertise, material support, financial resources, and their time, all of which are precious gifts selflessly given for the benefit of the UP community and the public,” Concepcion said in his welcome remarks. UP President Concepcion welcomes the Gawad Oblation awardees, recognized for giving “to the University their talents and expertise, material support, financial resources, and their time, all of which are precious gifts selflessly given for the benefit of the UP community and the public.” Photo by Abraham Arboleda (UP MPRO). “Our hands together enabled the University in recent years to deliver extraordinary public service in various ways. You have provided UP with the more than usual means and resources,” Pernia, UP vice president, added through her closing remarks. The award is named after UP’s symbol, The Oblation, a sculptural rendition by National Artist Guillermo Tolentino of the second stanza of Jose Rizal’s “Mi Ultimo Adios.” For UP, the Oblation is said to signify the offering of oneself in service. The Gawad Oblation medal was designed by Leo Abaya of the UP College of Fine Arts to articulate The Oblation’s symbolism. The dinner ceremony featured musical numbers from strings musician Solaiman Jamisolamin and the UP Singing Ambassadors. |
https://up.edu.ph/23-up-alumni-win-national-childrens-book-awards/ | UP alumni win National Children’s Book Awards – University of the Philippines | UP alumni win National Children’s Book Awards UP alumni win National Children’s Book Awards August 16, 2022 | Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo Twenty-two alumni of the University of the Philippines (UP) won in all three categories of the recently announced 7th National Children’s Book Awards. The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) honors are given by the National Book Development Board every other year. According to the PBBY, the awards recognize “the best books published for children and young adults in the previous two years” and “encourage parents and caregivers to spend more time reading with their children while recommending the best-published works.” The 7th National Children’s Book Award winners were announced on July 19. In the Best Reads Category, 2020-2021, the following eleven UP alumni were awarded: Beth Parrocha (Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1984), illustrator of Bulul and Ako ay may Kiki; Gigo Alampay (BS Economics, 1985 and Bachelor of Laws, 1991), author of Safe Space: A Kid’s Guide to Data Privacy and Youthink: Fight Fake News; Liza Flores (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Communication, 1996), illustrator of Safe Space: A Kid’s Guide to Data Privacy and Youthink: Fight Fake News; Abi Goy (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Communication, cum laude, 1996), illustrator of Safe Space: A Kid’s Guide to Data Privacy and Youthink: Fight Fake News; Mon Sy (BA Comparative Literature, summa cum laude, 2016), author of Kakatok-katok sa Bahay ni Benok; Gabriela Dans Lee (BA English Studies, cum laude, 2005), author of Cely’s Crocodile: The Art and Story of Araceli Limcaco Dans; Adrian Panadero (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Communication, magna cum laude, 2014), illustrator of Cely’s Crocodile: The Art and Story of Araceli Limcaco Dans; Philip Ignacio (BA Development Studies, 1995), author of Alandal; Maloi Malibiran-Salumbides (BA Communication, Broadcast Communication, 1993), author of Tinola ni Nanay; and, Felix Mago Miguel (Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1992), illustrator of Tinola ni Nanay. Ten UP alumni won honors in the Kids’ Choice Awards: Chapter Books Category. They were: Denise Nicole P. Tolentino (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Communication, 2003), author and illustrator of The Quick and Careful Adventures of Muni; Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay, Ph.D. (BS Geology, 1985 and MS Geology, 1990), author of I am the Change in Climate Change; Jacqueline Franquelli (BA Broadcast Communication, 1999), author of Anak ng Tinapay; Daniel Tingcungco (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Communication, cum laude, 2009), illustrator of Anak ng Tinapay; Danielle Florendo (Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2018), illustrator of Maselan ang Tanong ng Batang si Usman; Bambi Eloriaga-Amago (BA Journalism, cum laude, 1997), author of Doobiedoo Asks; Cat S. (Certificate of Fine Arts in Visual Communication, 2001), creator of Little Wolf; Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo (Ph.D. Comparative Literature, 1993), author of Catch a Falling Star (Filipino Edition); Chuckberry J. Pascual (BA Malikhaing Pagsulat sa Filipino, cum laude, 2003; MA Philippine Studies, 2008; and PhD Filipino, 2015), translator of Catch a Falling Star (Filipino Edition); and, Ana Digi (BA Comparative Literature, cum laude, 2000), author of Sinta. Finally, the two UP alumni who were recognized in the Kids’ Choice Awards: Picture Books Category were: Meanne Mabesa Mijares (BS Education, English, 1994), author of Cassy’s Chair; and, Jacqueline Tiu (BA English, 1993), author of Nang Matutong Magbasa si Mariano. With reports from the Office of Alumni Relations, UP System. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-alumni-named-2022-outstanding-young-scientists/ | UP alumni named 2022 Outstanding Young Scientists – University of the Philippines | UP alumni named 2022 Outstanding Young Scientists UP alumni named 2022 Outstanding Young Scientists July 27, 2022 | Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo Seven of this year’s 11 Outstanding Young Scientists named by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) are alumni of the University of the Philippines (UP). Four are on the faculty, and one is a researcher at the University. The awarding ceremony was held on July 14 during the Academy’s 44th Annual Scientific Meeting at the Manila Hotel. UP had honorees in five of the six award categories. Image from the NAST Facebook page. For Agricultural Sciences, Dr. Darlon V. Lantican, a university researcher at the UP Los Baños (UPLB) Institute of Plant Breeding, was recognized for contributing to the advancement of “Philippine agriculture research on major crop species, and their interacting pest and pathogens, through the utilization of genomics and bioinformatics research tools.” His work provides the necessary information to “address crop production threats, ” strengthening the country’s food systems as it deals with ongoing and future effects of climate change. Dr. Lantican earned his BS in Agricultural Biotechnology in 2012 and an MS in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in 2018 from UPLB. Image from the NAST Facebook page. In the same category, another UPLB alumnus, Dr. Roscinto Ian C. Lumbres of the Benguet State University College of Forestry, was cited for his pioneering research initiatives on the “growth modeling” of Pinus kesiya (Benguet pine), a unique forest ecosystem in the Philippines. Lumbres was also recognized for his works on biodiversity and carbon stock assessment of unique forest ecosystems to protect our biodiversity better and mitigate climate change through forest protection.” Dr. Lumbres graduated with a BS Forestry degree in 2006 and is a lecturer at the UP Baguio, Department of Biology. He earned his Ph.D. in Forest Resources Management from Kongju National University, South Korea, in 2003. Image from the NAST Facebook page. One of the two recipients in the Engineering Sciences and Technology category was Dr. Arnel B. Beltran of the De La Salle University Gokongwei College of Engineering, a BS Chemical Engineering graduate of UPLB (2005). Beltran was cited for his pioneering work on “membrane science and technology, material engineering and water, and wastewater research. His studies led to several research publications and innovation projects which respond to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 6) on the provision of water and sanitation for all.” Dr. Beltran received his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology in 2012 from Myongji University, South Korea. Image from the NAST Facebook page. Dr. Ronnie E. Baticulon, a pediatric neurosurgeon at the UP Philippine General Hospital and an Anatomy professor at the UP Manila (UPM) College of Medicine (UPCM), was one of the two awardees in the Health Category. The NAST recognized his “outstanding contributions in global neurosurgery, pediatric neurosurgery, and medical education.” His research projects “aim to estimate the burden of neurosurgical diseases and identify barriers to neurosurgical care worldwide.” Together with his clinical practice, his body of work is guided by his “aspiration to be able to provide essential neurosurgical care to all Filipinos who need it, particularly the underserved.” Baticulon is also a Palanca award-winning author. His book, Some Days You Can’t Save Them All, was shortlisted for the National Book Awards. Dr. Baticulon was an Oblation Scholar admitted to UPCM’s seven-year Integrated Liberal Arts and Medicine (INTARMED) Program in 2001, earning his BS Basic Medical Sciences degree cum laude in 2005 and his MD cum laude in 2008. Image from the NAST Facebook page. The lone awardee in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences category was Dr. Allan Christopher C. Yago of the UP Diliman (UPD) Institute of Chemistry. He was cited for his work on “local research and development of chemical and biochemical sensors for the detection of contaminants in food and biomolecules for health applications” and for the establishment of the Sensor Materials Development and Electrochemical Analysis Laboratory in UPD, which “has trained students in the areas of sensors and electrochemical analysis.” Dr. Yago earned his degrees, BS Chemistry, cum laude, in 2005; MS Chemistry in 2010; and Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2014 from UPD. Image from the NAST Facebook page. This year’s honorees in the Social Sciences are also from UP. Dr. Michael Ralph M. Abrigo, a senior research fellow at the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS), was honored for contributing significantly to “the study of the welfare implications of population change, to the use of quasi-experimental techniques to evaluate government interventions, and to the development of statistical tools for the use of other researchers.” In addition, his “suite of general-use statistical application programs implementing homogenous panel vector autoregression has allowed wider use of the technique in many different settings, including in economics, political science, and psychology.” Dr. Abrigo graduated from UP Manila (UPM) [Ed: the first reference, spell it out. UP Mindanao?] in 2008 with a BA Development Studies degree, magna cum laude. In 2012, he earned his Master of Statistics degree from UP Diliman (UPD), and in 2016, he received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Image from the NAST Facebook page. Dr. Paul Gideon D. Lasco, MD, a UPD senior lecturer of Anthropology and UP College of Medicine (UPCM) affiliate faculty, was the other Outstanding Young Scientist for Social Sciences. He was honored for his work “in bridging the social sciences and medicine, in applying his research methods and perspectives to relevant medical and social issues in the Philippines, and for effectively communicating scientific knowledge—both from the broader research community and from his work—to the Filipino public.” In addition, he “has published critical analyses of the COVID-19 pandemic and introduced the concepts of ‘medical populism’ and ‘pharmaceutical messianism’ to global public health.” Dr. Lasco is also a research fellow at the Ateneo de Manila University Development Studies Program. He was admitted to the UP INTARMED Program in 2003, earning his BS in Basic Medical Sciences degree in 2007 and an MD in 2010. He also became the first graduate of UPCM’s MS Medical Anthropology degree program in 2014. He received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Amsterdam in 2017. According to the NAST, the Outstanding Young Scientist must not have reached the age of 41 during the year of the award and must have made outstanding contributions to fields in Agricultural Sciences, Biological Sciences, Engineering Sciences and Technology, Health Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences. The recipients received a trophy, a monetary prize of P150,000, and a P1 million research grant from the Department of Science and Technology for an approved proposal. With reports from the UP Office of Alumni Relations. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-webinar-to-discuss-updates-on-2nd-covid-booster/ | UP webinar to discuss updates on 2nd COVID booster – University of the Philippines | UP webinar to discuss updates on 2nd COVID booster UP webinar to discuss updates on 2nd COVID booster May 12, 2022 | Written by Deina Blancaflor Three weeks ago, the Department of Health (DOH) approved the recommendation of the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) to give a fourth dose or second booster of the COVID-19 vaccines AstraZeneca, Sinovac, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Sinopharm to the immunocompromised population for ages 18 years old and above. These include those receiving cancer treatment, immunosuppressants, and those with advanced or untreated HIV infection, among others. Recently, the clamor from the healthcare workers, senior citizens, and overseas foreign workers has spurred the discussion to expand the giving of this second booster to this vulnerable group. Are the vaccines enough to cover both second booster and primary series doses? What’s the latest update on the vaccination coverage in our country? Are there new studies showing the efficacy and need for second boosters? This Friday, May 13, from 12nn to 2 pm, the University of the Philippines (UP), in partnership with UP Manila National Institutes of Health (UP-NIH), National Telehealth Center (NTC), and cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), invite you to join the fight against COVID-19. In the upcoming episode of the UP “Stop COVID Deaths webinar series titled “ISA PA NGA: Kailangan ba talaga ng 2nd COVID-19 booster?” two leading experts in immunology will discuss the latest on COVID-19 booster doses and the rapidly evolving evidence surrounding these. Dr. Marysia Recto will discuss the Clinical Evidence for recommending the second booster dose for the different populations. Dr. Jenifer Otadoy-Agustin will discuss the immunologic side effects with a review of adverse events following immunization in the Philippines. Dr. Stella Marie L. Jose, Deputy Director for Health Operations at UP-PGH, will provide the synthesis and deliver the closing remarks. Register here and catch our weekly live tweets and streams via the UP System Twitter Account and TVUP’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. Join us to learn about the latest anti-viral drugs and how treatment plays a critical role in controlling the pandemic. The award-winning UP “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar series is the Philippines’ first and only frontline-focused medical webinar series. It pioneered the discussion, dissemination, and adoption of knowledge on COVID-19 treatment and management. Follow our accounts to stay connected with your credible online community. |
https://up.edu.ph/this-doc-sees-dead-people/ | This doc sees dead people – University of the Philippines | This doc sees dead people This doc sees dead people July 28, 2017 | Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo She always cleaned the fish her mother Amelia bought. It was a chore she loved doing. Little did the young Raquel Barros Del Rosario know she was preparing for a future as Dr. Raquel B. Del Rosario-Fortun, the first Filipino woman forensic pathologist. “Evisceration! That’s what it was,” she said with a knowing smile, connecting that childhood task with disemboweling bodies during autopsies. She had always wanted to become a doctor despite coming from a clan of lawyers and admitted that her father Benjamin was “a bit disappointed.” It was her doting aunt, Dr. Lourdes Del Rosario, who inspired Raquel. Her photo is the only one on Raquel’s desk at the Department of Pathology chairperson’s office, UP Manila College of Medicine (UPCM). “Because of her, I associated fun with being a doctor.” Even going with her to a hospital in Tondo, Raquel wasn’t fazed. “That hospital smell didn’t bother me. I saw all these doctors in white coats like her, respected by everyone. I thought it was so cool.” Dr. Raquel Fortun in her office as UP Manila Department of Pathology chair (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Dreams vs. reality Going into college, she wanted something that could be a pre-med degree but could also guarantee employment if she couldn’t pursue medicine because it was expensive. She enrolled in the UP Diliman (UPD) BS Psychology program in 1979 after graduating from the UP Integrated School. Three years on, she felt certain she wanted to be a doctor. She “wanted to shift to a pre-med program focused on the sciences like Biology or Zoology,” but chose to be more practical and finished psychology. Raquel wasn’t accepted to UPCM, so she went to the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay (UERM) College of Medicine, graduating in 1987 and completing post-internship in 1988. She began residency training in anatomic and clinical pathology in 1989 at UPCM, where she was also made instructor. The medicine-law mix While the pull of medicine was stronger, law was also Raquel’s interest. She saw the possibility of mixing both through Dr. Pedro Solis, a lawyer-doctor and her UERM Legal Medicine professor. She took and passed the law aptitude exam of the UPD College of Law (UP Law) twice, in 1989 and 1993. UPCM just advised against the pursuit in 1989 because it was her first year of residency. “Passing twice, I thought I might have an aptitude for law after all.” Raquel laughed when recounting her law experience. “I quit! After 10 days, maybe 2 weeks, I just quit! This is so embarrassing, but that’s what happened. Law wasn’t for me.” She found it “too abstract, the opposite of medicine’s tangible and concrete.” She may have quit, but more than ten years later, she was invited by UP Law to teach. “I believe some eyebrows were raised, that I, a non-lawyer, was teaching a course at UP Law.” She learned about forensic pathology from one of her seniors at the department. “I realized it was probably what I was looking for: the field of medicine, particularly pathology, applied to law. The tangible applied to the abstract.” Raquel went to Seattle, Washington in 1994 to train at the King County Medical Examiner’s (ME) Office. “My first day there, I fell in love with forensic pathology. That was it. I knew it was the field I was meant to be in.” She had the stomach for it, too—dead bodies, whether fresh or decomposing, with maggots or reduced to skeletal remains. Heartaches and headaches She vividly remembers the day she left. It was a Sunday. She and her husband Vincent, an obstetrician-gynecologist, left their three-year-old daughter Lisa playing at her paternal grandmother’s place. Raquel cried so hard the night before that she almost didn’t want to leave. “It was very difficult.” When she wasn’t examining bodies and collecting evidence at the ME’s office, Raquel would feel terribly homesick. She racked up a massive bill on overseas calls in her first month and was forced to cut down—ten minutes on Saturdays. She thought things would be easier when she returned. “It was like my daughter didn’t know who I was. That hurt.” Raquel feared her one-year absence may have caused trauma on Lisa. “What have I done?” she asked herself many times. Professionally, she was full of enthusiasm because of everything she had learned. “But there was no solid practice for a forensic pathologist here. I’ve seen the ideal and I wanted us to be at par with international standards.” That desire for improvement, however, wasn’t welcomed by some in the medical field and government. “We didn’t have a death investigation system here that was fully state-funded and independent from law enforcement. We didn’t have medical examiners or coroners, and medical investigators. We still don’t. Have I cried over this? Yes, out of sheer frustration at how death investigations were being done.” Raquel continued teaching. Over the years, she has been asked to consult on cases, some of them high profile and controversial: the Ozone Disco fire, the Dacer-Corbito case, the Asian Spirit tragedy, the Maguindanao massacre, and the death of Ted Failon’s wife, Trina Etong. Her popularity as an expert grew, but so did the number of her enemies. “Evidence doesn’t take sides. It is what it is. If you don’t like what it tells you, that’s not my fault. I just call it as I see it. That’s how the science works.” She clarified that she never claimed to be an all-around forensic expert. “Forensics involves a lot of disciplines. Mine is forensic pathology. Although my training has exposed me to other forensic aspects of death investigation, I always defer to experts in other forensic fields. I know my limitations.” She calls this her “real” office as UP faculty member for almost two decades (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Choosing to stay Forensic pathology is a lucrative field and Raquel could be earning so much more if she worked abroad, in full practice, and did part-time teaching. “My fate is here, teaching full-time as a UP professor and doing cases on the side,” she said. “I’m ten years from retirement.” She has tried working outside, where the monthly pay was twice her teacher’s annual salary. “But I wasn’t happy. I realized it wasn’t about the money. UP has an environment that’s hard to find elsewhere. I am free to speak my mind. The students are very intelligent. The interaction with my colleagues is great.” As for the future of forensic experts and forensic pathology in the Philippines, she hopes that coming generations will have an easier time; that funds for material and human resources would be given to support a UPM forensic pathology fellowship program; that the UP Board of Regents-approved establishment of the Forensic Science Institute in 1999 would materialize; and that a death investigation system fully supported by the state, independent of law enforcement, free from politics, unbiased, and unafraid to expose the truth would finally exist. Until then, Raquel will just do the usual: Try to beat the morning rush. Drink coffee in the car when she arrives too early and too afraid to enter the dark building, even with a guard on duty. Do administrative work. Teach. Maybe do an autopsy. Stay in her real office—the one with creaky wooden floors, a huge collection of crime novels, shelves full of skull/skeleton figures, and that old and frayed yet comfortable couch. Endure evening traffic. On weekends, garden or buy plants. Listen to her CDs. Perhaps be the “HandyMa” and visit her favorite hardware stores for do-it-yourself projects. Along with Lisa, take care of her mother and do household chores. And at any given time, tweet as @Doc4Dead. |
https://up.edu.ph/nowhere-to-go-but-the-baryo/ | Nowhere to go but the baryo – University of the Philippines | Nowhere to go but the baryo Nowhere to go but the baryo July 28, 2017 | Written by Stephanie Cabigao So what’s a tall 26-year-old bachelor doing in the scenic but remote municipality of San Isidro, Bohol, a town of rice fields, banana and coconut groves, 32 kilometers away from Tagbilaran City? Adrian Sampang is no stranger to the town’s 9,800 people, being the only doctor-to-the-barrio (DTTB) assigned in the community for the past eight months. Shortly after his graduation, the young Kapampangan passed the medical board examination in September 2016, then went straight to the DTTB program of the Department of Health, along with 81 doctors from various medical schools who signed a two-year contract in November 2016. From the baryo A probinsyano himself, Adrian had lived a simple life growing up in Lubao, Pampanga. “I thought I had my life planned out for me—go to a local college on a local scholarship, then spend the rest of my life working in an office. I’m lucky that I got these awards and scholarships from elementary all the way to high school, but I never planned my future,” he says. However, his exposure to the health situation in the Philippines is rooted in his childhood. “I often got sick because I had asthma. I saw the bad situation in the district hospital – crowded, inefficient, long lines, dilapidated facilities. I didn’t want to be a doctor after that. It was my first actual experience seeking medical attention,” he says. Dr. Sampang with his barangay health workers during their visit to the last of 3 GIDA Barangays in Barangay Candungao. (Photo from Dr. Adrian Sampang) A UP education Back in 2006, his mom filled up his UPCAT form. Since Nursing was the trendy program then, his mom made it his first choice, and Behavioral Science his second. He called it luck passing the latter course. “I might have not gone to med school if I had passed Nursing,” he recalls. He became an active member of seven organizations, including the Student Council for ASAP-Katipunan. His program, which delved into the social sciences especially Anthropology, took him closer to the realities of Philippine society. “As any Iskolar ng Bayan knows, a UP education is very different. They make sure that you at least get exposed to these social issues, then it is up to you to explore them more,” he adds. “We went to farmers and urban poor communities. Actually, my internship was with the Philippine Human Rights Information Center, a non-government organization. We did research on human rights abuses such as militarization in the countryside and on mining. We joined protest rallies. Once, we stayed with a community of sugarcane farmers in Batangas for a week to discuss their health situation,” he says. Secretly, he applied for a scholarship in med school. He passed and finished his studies, the first UP graduate in his family to do so. He was part of the first batch affected by the University’s calendar shift, which put interns at the Philippine General Hospital preparing for the medical board examinations on a tight schedule. “If you’ve been through the UP-PGH internship, you get the most interesting, the rarest, and most hopeless cases sometimes. That’s where you see the gaps in the health system—like late referrals, where basically they really just don’t have the money to get themselves treated. And if ever they finally do have the money, perhaps with the help of some politician or by selling their properties, even a carabao, it is too late, and there’s only palliative care left to do. But don’t get me wrong, there’s a system and funding coursed through DOH for the indigent. However, with expensive medical treatment, this budget gets easily spent,” he recounts. To the baryo “My perspective, especially coming from my social sciences background, has taught me that there’s a need to give back. In a way, I’m indebted to the Filipino people,” Dr. Sampang declares. He explains that DTTB is basically focused on primary and community care. Different from hospital care, it uses a preventive rather than curative approach. It means that before diseases even set in, the doctor has to make sure that the community has a healthy population. “Actually, if there’s one thing that needs to be addressed, it’s primary care. We have no proper health-seeking behavior primarily because of poverty, and that’s one of the things I’m trying to correct.” He functions not only as a health doctor, but also as an administrator, being the Medical Health Officer of Barangay San Isidro, with the power to select the necessary programs and their implementation. “Of course, I choose the ones that are high-impact and the most practical to do, the most relevant for the community. You are given the power to decide where the budget would go. So, you can configure what you want to do for the community. Health education is another intervention necessary in a community setting,” he emphasizes. Dr. Adrian Sampang summing up a week of completed visits to all 12 barangays in San Isidro, Bohol. (Instagram photo from Dr. Adrian Sampang) Today, the young doctor is focused on the ongoing construction of a rural health unit (RHU) in his municipality, which is one of his legacy projects. There has been a lack of the RHU since the Bohol earthquake in 2013. “I will leave them a functioning RHU especially equipped with a birthing station for delivery,” he says. His work is also committed to permanently place efficient barangay health stations (BHS) and emergency response systems in key areas of the municipality. Dr. Sampang is currently completing his Master’s class in public health systems development. He wishes that whatever he has learned from this will guide his community work, with special focus on teenage pregnancy. He is also hopeful that more young Filipino doctors will take this road to the baryo as there are still many far-flung communities that have not had doctors for years. “I have always kept that mission-vision of UP Manila, to serve quality health care directed to the underserved community, as my personal mission. My journey that is a story I can share with my own family. I want to leave a mark so that, even without me, San Isidro will have an efficient and sustainable health system. People should be empowered and educated, most especially about their health,” he says. He has yet to figure out his future. But right now, Dr. Sampang is just focused on his community. “Money really isn’t the reward. It’s the thank yous that I get from patients. It is the feeling of accomplishment that I was able to help,” he says. His advice to others, he admits, is a cliché, but a good one. “Follow your heart to whatever makes it happy. I’m happy with the path I’ve chosen. You’ll get that gut feel that it’s the right thing to do. It took me several leaps of faith that led me to where I am today. I didn’t plan anything. I just went for it and it felt right. Life isn’t really that easy, but just make sure that you make the best of what’s given to you, and have fun along the way.” |
https://up.edu.ph/uplb-recognizes-its-outstanding-admin-research-and-teaching-personnel/ | UPLB recognizes its outstanding admin, research and teaching personnel – University of the Philippines | UPLB recognizes its outstanding admin, research and teaching personnel UPLB recognizes its outstanding admin, research and teaching personnel March 12, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Members of the UP Filipiniana Dance Troupe wowed audiences with their intermission performance. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) Members of the UP Los Baños community packed the historic Charles Fuller Baker Hall on March 6, 2018 to celebrate its 109th Foundation Day. While the celebration was an opportunity to reflect on UPLB’s vital role in research in public service, it also served as a venue to honor the administrative, research and teaching personnel who distinguished themselves through excellent service. UP President Danilo L. Concepcion himself led the awarding ceremonies, together with UPLB officials led by Chancellor Fernando Sanchez, Jr. In his keynote speech, Concepcion highlighted UPLB’s role as a leading institution in teaching and research, particularly in agriculture, a field “central to human existence”. President Concepcion praises the craftsmanship and stage design at Baker Hall. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) So important was the UPLB’s contribution to national well-being, Concepcion said, that it remained, through its College of Agriculture, one of the rare higher education institutions that did not close during World War II. UPLB’s importance was also highlighted by the amount of resources invested by the national government to its assistance and rehabilitation in the post-war period. “UPLB remains relevant to this day,” Concepcion noted. “In fact not just relevant, but most relevant. Not just because of its niche areas, but because it continues to adapt to the changing needs and demands of our people and the rest of humanity.” Concepcion attributed UPLB’s continued importance to the outstanding knowledge creation and public service by its faculty, alumni and staff. He said that the most important contribution of UPLB’s graduates was public service, which included not only their service to the country and its people, but to humanity as a whole, as well. Recipients of the Outstanding Administrative Staff Awards included: Adora De Castro of BIOTECH, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA); Divina Padua of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA), OVCAA; and, Jenette Lory Tamayo-Estabillo of the OSA, OVCAA. UP Officials pose with UPLB awardees. (Photo by Jun Madrid) Recipients of the Outstanding Researcher, Extention Personnel and Program/Team Awards included: Jason Albia of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics(IMSP) College of Arts and Sciences (CAS); Eldrin DLR Arguelles of BIOTECH, OVCAA; Karen Quilloy of the College of Economics and Management (CEM); Antonio Lalusin of the College of Agricultural and Food Sciences (CAFS); Dinah Pura Depositario of the CEM; Glenn Baticados of the CEM; the Fruit and Shoot Borer Resistant Eggplant Research Team of the CAFS; and, the National Crop Protection Center Quick Response Team of the CAFS. Recipients of the Outstanding Teacher Awards included: Michell Grace Parasa of the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM); Katrina Joy Abriol-Santos of the CAS; and, Benjamina Paula Flor of the College of Development Communication (CDC). (Andre DP Encarnacion, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/up-padayon-continuing-the-public-service-tradition/ | UP Padayon continuing the public service tradition – University of the Philippines | UP Padayon continuing the public service tradition UP Padayon continuing the public service tradition May 2, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Padayon Team, headed by Dr. Marot Flores (2nd from the top left), with other staff members of the UP Office of the Vice-President for Public Affairs. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) The University of the Philippines’ history of public service antedates the UP Charter of 2008, which declares UP as a “public service university.” The UP Charter of 2008 (RA 9500) mandates that UP as the national university shall “lead as a public service university by providing various forms of community, public and volunteer service, as well as scholarly and technical assistance to the government, the private sector, and civil society, while maintaining its standards of excellence.” In postwar Philippines, the University of the Philippines was already engaged in community work by serving the poor and the needy, especially the victims of World War II. In 1966, then UP President Carlos P. Romulo (1962-68), in a speech before the University Council, called for the nationalization of knowledge and pushed for Filipino scholarship to benefit fellow Filipinos. But it was during the creation of the UP Pahinungod in 1993 when the university took an active role in voluntarism. Pahinungod is a Visayan term which means “offering” or dedication to a noble purpose. The UP Pahinungod under President Emil Q. Javier (1993-1999) envisaged a generation of UP students and graduates who would offer their talents and dedicate themselves to voluntarism as responsible citizens of the nation. But the UP Pahinungod System Office did not last long and was devolved to the different Constituent Universities. A scene from the Padayon Workshop held on October 24, 2017. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) In 2012, the UP Padayon Public Service Office under the Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs was established by President Alfredo E. Pascual (2011-2017). Its first Director, Dr. Ferdinand Llanes, described the new office as having a “much broader parameter for public service [than Pahinungod], which includes initiatives of both volunteer and non-volunteer in nature (research extension, second- ment to state agencies, medical internships, training projects, and so forth, and so on).” Under the directorship of Llanes, Padayon’s central goal was to “generate and mobilize expertise in the service of the nation” which he considered part of what is otherwise known in the Asian region as a “scholarship of engagement.” From “community engagement” in postwar Philippines to “a scholarship of engagement” in the new millennium, it is not surprising to find numerous and various forms of public service in the university. A significant number of public service initiatives across CUs however, are not documented, reported and tracked. The next UP Padayon Director, Nelson Cainghog, therefore embarked on a project to standardize and systematize public service reporting through the UP Handbook Online Project. For the first time, there is now a unified mechanism for reporting public service across the different CUs. In collaboration with the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) Team of ITDC under the Office of the Vice President for Development, the UP Public Service Handbook (for individual input) can now be utilized starting March 2018, making the submission and approval of public service reports more convenient and efficient. Phase 2 (for institutional input) of the Handbook is underway and will become operational within the year. Under the new administration of UP President Danilo L. Concepcion (2017), UP Padayon is taking on a more proactive role in public service. The task is to address problems within the university as well as to respond to national emergencies while at the same time coordinating and consolidating all efforts and initiatives from different sectors and stakeholders working on public service in the university. UPV students and staff prepare relief goods to be delivered to communities stricken by Super-Typhoon Yolanda. (Photo from UP Visayas) UP Padayon has been coordinating initiatives to provide quality food service to the underprivileged Iskolar ng Bayan to ensure that their nutrition needs are met to complement the quality of education they receive from the university. The annual Gawad Pangulo which UP Padayon organizes attests to the continuing tradition and practice of public service in the university. In this issue of the FORUM, we present the Gawad Pangulo awardees for public service and their projects. They include the contributions of Professor Emeritus Romulo Davide of UPLB in restoring the dignity of farmers through the Farmer-Scientists Training Program; UP Baguio’s Summer Arts Program providing workshops for cultural workers in the Cordillera region; UPOU’s Teacher Development Program through eLearning; UPD’s College of Home Economics Program of Transforming Interior Spaces of the Home and Upgrading Lives of the Aged; the Community-based Rehabilitation Wheelchair Service Program of the College of Allied Medical Professions; and the UP Cebu Business Incubator for Information Technology (UP Cebu InIT). A roadshow on genomic and informatics headed by the Philippine Genome Center is also included in this issue. UP public service projects, programs and initiatives are numerous and cannot all be considered for the Gawad Pangulo. But these can be shared in the Colleges Universities Public Service Conference (CUPSCON) which UP Padayon also organizes. CUPSCON 2, held last 9-10 November at the UP BGC (for the Luzon leg) and 28-29 November at UP Cebu (for the VizMin leg), gathered more than a hundred extension specialists, public service workers, volunteers and advocates all over the country. CUPSCON is the best forum to share best practices, challenges and successes of public service endeavors as well as the best opportunity to link up with other institutions. Dr. Milagros Laurel of the UP Diliman Department of English and Comparative Literature speaks during the Padayon Workshop held on October 24, 2017. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) From the postwar years to the 21st century, UP has continued its mission to serve the needy, the marginalized and the vulnerable. Tracing its beginnings to UP Pahinungod in the 1990s, UP Padayon in 2012 affirms the public service function and role of the University of the Philippines. Padayon, a Visayan word which means “to do promptly, hastily, unceasingly” as planned and as worked out (Abuyen Dictionary, 2005) describes aptly the new character of UP Padayon as an office that responds quickly and proactively to the problems and challenges of a university and a society caught in the midst of climatic and radical changes in the environment and everyday life. In Bahasa Sug (Taosug), “dayong” refers to a big paddle for rowing big boats. As a noun infinitive, “pagdayong” means a collective effort of rowing, moving or propelling a big boat towards the same direction. Given the various volunteer groups, extension specialists, cultural workers and public servants of eight constituent universities, the UP Padayon System Office shall steer all efforts, initiatives and responses across CUs toward public service for the Filipino nation. Padayon! All these initiatives, projects and programs on public service should not only be reported but featured and discussed in academic journals and other reputable publications. UP Padayon launched its 1st Fellowship & Writeshop Grant for faculty, REPS and staff last 24-25 October 2017 at the CCP Executive House in Mt. Makiling. The objective was to equip faculty, REPS and staff with writing skills to produce scholarly articles on public service. (Ma. Crisanta Nelmida-Flores, Director, Padayon Public Service Office) |
https://up.edu.ph/the-up-forum-roundtable-discussion-on-public-service/ | THE UP FORUM ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON PUBLIC SERVICE – University of the Philippines | THE UP FORUM ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON PUBLIC SERVICE THE UP FORUM ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON PUBLIC SERVICE May 4, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Beyond teaching and research, how can universities and colleges serve the public better? Lenore Polotan-De la Cruz: Director, Office of Extension Coordination Associate Professor, Department of Community Development, College of Social Work and Community Development UP Diliman A key premise behind UP’s mandate as a public service university is that service is not only a function (like teaching and research) but is an overriding ideal and core value that guides our work as faculty, REPS, staff and students. Public service connects us to social realities. We just have to look at communities around us, including our own, to realize the magnitude and diversity of societal issues that we can help address by seeking better ways of putting our knowledge and expertise in the service of these communities. At the Department of Community Development, the Field Instruction Program (FIP) is an integral part of the academic training of our graduate and undergraduate students. It has proven to be an effective vehicle for both learning and service through which students under the close supervision of faculty members live in marginalized communities and engage community members in addressing real-life issues and problems using the knowledge and skills in CD learned in the classroom. In particular, students and faculty assist communities and vulnerable groups in organizing and organizational strengthening, community education and training activities, mobilization and advocacy, and in coming up with more effective programs for people-centered development. The FIP has continually provided our faculty tremendous opportunities for community extension and research which in turn enhance our teaching. My current role as OEC Director has provided me a wider picture of how UP Diliman has lived to its public service mandate. More than half of its faculty members, REPs and staff are involved in public service initiatives in various capacities, and in various programs that address a rich diversity of social issues and concerns. Many of these initiatives are undertaken through partnerships and the collaborative approach—among different units and disciplines within UP Diliman and other CUs, with partner communities, local government units, national government agencies, civil society organizations, UP alumni, and the private sector. Since 2016, the Parangal (now Gawad Tsanselor) sa Natatanging Programang Pang-Ekstensiyon has been revived to recognize exemplary extension programs in UP Diliman. The awardees to date include: the Geography Field School (Department of Geography, CSSP) and the KaSaMa Teachers Online Community (NISMED, College of Education) for 2016; the UP MSI Bolinao Marine Laboratory Training and Education Program (Marine Science Institute) and the Microbiological Research Services Laboratory Extension Program (Natural Sciences Research Institute) for 2017. All these programs are solid proof of UP’s significant contributions to public service. Tell us about one or two public service programs or best practices undertaken by your constituent unit (CU). What problems or challenges have you encountered in doing public service? How did you solve or address them? UP Diliman as the flagship campus of the UP System has made significant progress towards further institutionalizing the public service and extension work of faculty and staff through improved policies, programs and incentives. These include providing incentives and grants to encourage them to undertake various forms of community and volunteer service, direct social action as well as scholarly and technical advice to government, civil society and the private sector. We are now seeing an incremental increase in faculty and staff applying for Extension Load Credit, Extension Grants and reporting their public service involvements. However, much work still needs to be done on different fronts. Management support for extension work remains a challenge since only a few units have established extension offices with full staff support and with fully developed procedures for approving and monitoring extension initiatives based on unit-agreed extension agenda. There is also need for a more robust reporting system that can capture the full picture of public service initiatives in the whole university. The challenge of integrating extension work, research and teaching in the academic life of faculty members is also crucial in fully realizing the transformative intent of scholarship. The bias in favor of journal publications tends to privilege only one tradition of academic scholarship. Extension and its knowledge products that are more practical and accessible to the broader publics need to be given the value they deserve. Suggest one or two ways of further improving the public service program in your CU and locality. I would like to see more documentation and dissemination of our public service experiences and lessons in various formats and media that are relevant to the contexts, mandate, tradition, and publics of the different units in the university. Such documentation should include systematic evaluation and measurement of our impact, and critical analysis of the effects of these initiatives on the lives of communities and beneficiaries. I would also like to see more inter- and multi-disciplinary collaborations on extension and public service programs amongst different colleges. This can be realized through deeper interactions with various sectors within and outside the university. Finally, I look forward to a higher valuation of public service and community engagement as a moral duty amongst all university constituents. All these will help ensure that extension and public service remain at the core of our mission as a university, even as we strive to maintain standards of excellence in teaching and research. |
https://up.edu.ph/the-up-forum-roundtable-discussion-on-public-service-2/ | THE UP FORUM ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON PUBLIC SERVICE – University of the Philippines | THE UP FORUM ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON PUBLIC SERVICE THE UP FORUM ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON PUBLIC SERVICE May 4, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Beyond teaching and research, how can universities and colleges serve the public better? Joane V. Serrano, PhD: Director, Information, Office Multimedia Center UP Open University The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has always believed that public service cuts across its teaching and research functions. In its 23 years of existence, UPOU has tried to integrate public service in its core functions and major activities. UPOU is uniquely positioned to serve the public better through its thrust and mandate of widening access to quality education, especially to sectors that are not normally reached by other constituent units of the UP System. To surface the importance of public service, UPOU established openUP—one of its flagship programs that focuses on widening access to continuing professional education; providing digital opportunities to communities; providing venues for discussion of relevant issues in the society; and providing technical assistance to higher educational institutions (HEIs), local government, people’s organizations and civil society. With the enactment of Republic Act 10650 (Open Distance Learning Act), UPOU has been given a crucial task of assisting relevant national agencies, HEIs and technical and vocational institutions in developing their distance education programs through training, technical assistance, research and other academic programs. Tell us about one or two public service programs or best practices under taken by your constituent unit (CU). The UPOU has a number of public service initiatives. Let me just mention two programs which are unique to UPOU: Massive Open Distance e-Learning (MODeL). UPOU’s platform for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). MOOCs are online courses which are open to the public for free. In the Philippines, UPOU pioneered the offering of MOOCs through MODeL. UPOU offered its first MOOC in 2013—Introduction to Mobile Application Development Using Android Platform—which received a Merit Award in the PR Programs Merit on a Sustained Basis (Education/Literacy Category) at the 49th Anvil Awards in 2014. The course aimed to equip students with the necessary skills and know-how to deploy android application for android phone and tablets. It was developed and offered in collaboration with SMART Communications, Inc. Since then, UPOU has developed a number of MOOCs with the aim of making education more open and accessible, and in promoting lifelong learning. Courses offered are clustered under the following categories: ASEAN Studies; Child Rights Protection and Promotion; DE Readiness; eFilipiniana; eService Management Program; Interlocal Cooperation; ODEL Teacher Accreditation; Sustainable Development; and Technology for Teaching and Learning. UPOU MOOCs can be accessed through http://model.upou. edu.ph. UPOU Commons. The UPOU Commons is a repository of UPOU-produced Open Educational Resources (OER). OERs are educational resources with open licenses, available for free, online and can be used by anyone. UPOU is a staunch advocate of OERs as it believes that OERs that are well-designed and implemented can help achieve SDG 4 which aims to ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning. Through the UPOU Commons, the public can access learning resources that have been developed and produced by UPOU. These resources feature experts on content such as science, mathematics, technology, sociology, communication, arts, etc. who are not just from UPOU but from other UP units and academic institutions. OERs from UPOU Commons can be used by teachers and students to improve teaching and learning. Examples of these OERs are on Technology for Teaching and Learning which have been funded by UNESCO and produced for teachers to improve their competencies on information and communications technology (ICT). UPOU OERs can be accessed through http://networks.upou. edu.ph/category/commons-video/. Through programs like these, UPOU attempts to remove barriers (such as geography, time, economics, gender and age) that have traditionally restricted learners to avail of and access quality education. What problems or challenges have you encountered in doing public service? How did you solve or address them? From my point of view, one of the major challenges that UPOU faces when it comes to doing public service is the lack of manpower. Being a small university with a very wide reach has become a major challenge for each faculty and staff of UPOU. Despite this major challenge, UPOU is able to overcome it through collaboration and partnership. By engaging its affiliates, alumni and students and other partners and networks, UPOU is able to deliver its commitment to make quality education more open and accessible, and to promote lifelong learning. Suggest one or two ways of further improving the public service program in your CU and locality. To further improve UPOU’s public service program, the following can be done: – Increase engagement with the communities it serves, including rural communities, by sharing with them innovative teaching and learning technologies – Include students in co-creation and use of OERs – Strengthen collaboration with all sectors of society – Improve the dissemination and promotion of MOOCs and OERs to increase participation and involvement of the public |
https://up.edu.ph/final-call-for-nominations-to-the-3rd-gawad-pangulo-award-for-excellence-in-public-service/ | Final Call for Nominations to the 3rd Gawad Pangulo: Award for Excellence in Public Service – University of the Philippines | Final Call for Nominations to the 3rd Gawad Pangulo: Award for Excellence in Public Service Final Call for Nominations to the 3rd Gawad Pangulo: Award for Excellence in Public Service October 11, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The call for nominations to the 3rd Gawad Pangulo: Award for Excellence in Public Service has been extended to October 26, 2018. The award continues to give due recognition to exemplary public service initiatives across the UP System that exhibit compassion in delivering programs and services to the different publics that the University serves. Nominations should belong to five clusters: Arts and Letters, and Communications; Science and Technology; Social Sciences, Management, and Law; Health and Allied Sciences; and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery, and Natural Resources Management. Eight awardees will receive a prize money worth PhP100,000.00. The nominations must be emailed to padayon@up.edu.ph on or before October 26, 2018 and must include a documentation of the project, a list of academic and/or official citations, certification from program beneficiaries, and certification of proper liquidation of funds (if government-funded). The nomination package may be downloaded from https://tinyurl.com/yd3ajtmr. Physical copies of the nomination package may also be sent to the address below. Packages must be dated on or before the deadline. 2/F, Rm. 208, Vidal Tan Hall, ITDC Bldg. Quirino Ave., cor. Velasquez St. University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City 1101 For inquiries, please contact the Secretariat via telephone at (02) 981-8500 loc 4256 or thru email at padayon@up.edu.ph. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-bolsters-partnerships-with-uk-and-spain-universities/ | UP bolsters partnerships with UK and Spain universities – University of the Philippines | UP bolsters partnerships with UK and Spain universities UP bolsters partnerships with UK and Spain universities June 5, 2023 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP President Angelo A. Jimenez and other officials meet with members of The Academy of UoL and the second cohort of participants of the TAPHEP Project being implemented by UPLB. UPLB Chancellor Jose V. Camacho, Jr. and UPLB OIL Director Anna Floresca F. Firmalino lead the project. (Photo by UPLB OPR) University of the Philippines (UP) President Angelo A. Jimenez led the delegation that visited the University of Liverpool (UoL) in the United Kingdom to renew a partnership, and explore a new phase for another with the Universidad de Malaga (UMA) in Spain on May 5-10. In Liverpool, President Jimenez signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between UoL and UPLB, renewing the partnership they first established in 2017 that has led to cooperation on the Program for Relevant and Responsible Postgraduate Research Project and the proposal for a Dual PhD program focused on the One Health concept. UPLB is also currently implementing the Transformative Academic Practice for Higher Education in the Philippines (TAPHEP) project in cooperation with UoL, UP Open University, and 18 other public and private higher education institutions in the country. Celebratory smiles after the MOU signing. Seated from left to right are: UoL Professor Steven Edwards, CHED IAS Director Lily Freida M. Milla, UoL Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor of Postgraduate Affairs and International Partnerships Graham Kemp, UP President Angelo A. Jimenez, UPLB Chancellor Jose V. Camacho, Jr., and UP Vice President for Academic Affairs Leo DP. Cubillan. Standing from left to right are British Council Philippines Country Director Lotus Postrado, UoL Professor James Stewart, UPLB International Affairs Director Anna Floresca F. Firmalino, and UoL International Office Director Christine Bateman.(Photo by UPLB OPR) The second cohort of TAPHEP participants arrived earlier in Liverpool to take part in workshops with The Academy of UoL, the unit implementing the Postgraduate Certificate Academic Practice, a teaching qualification program for university lecturers and similar professionals. UP President Angelo A. Jimenez and other officials meet with members of The Academy of UoL and the second cohort of participants of the TAPHEP Project being implemented by UPLB. UPLB Chancellor Jose V. Camacho, Jr. and UPLB OIL Director Anna Floresca F. Firmalino lead the project. In Spain, President Jimenez met with UMA Rector Jose Angel Bueno and his executive and management team members. Meetings with UMA faculty from several colleges, as well as visits to various institutes of the university, were undertaken. In a meeting with the Faculty of Law of UMA , discussions were also held regarding the proposal for a new phase of the CALESA Project being implemented by the UP College of Law in cooperation with UMA and several other Philippine law schools, CALESA or Capacity Building for Legal and Social Advancement is a project of the European Commission coordinated by UMA with other international partner institutions in higher education. In the Philippines, it focuses on the development of law and legal education. The UP Law Center is a partner institute of UMA in the implementation of CALESA. UP President Angelo A. Jimenez leads the UP delegation in their meetings with UMA Rector Jose Angel Bueno (6th from left) and his vice rectors. (Photo by UPLB OPR) Article and photos by the UP Los Baños Office of Public Relations. Read more news releases about UPLB here. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-signs-mou-with-chinas-guiyang-institute-of-humanities-and-technology/ | UP signs MOU with China’s Guiyang Institute of Humanities and Technology – University of the Philippines | UP signs MOU with China’s Guiyang Institute of Humanities and Technology UP signs MOU with China’s Guiyang Institute of Humanities and Technology September 25, 2023 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP President Angelo Jimenez (4th from left) and President Wang Fengyou of Guiyang Institute of Humanities and Technology (3rd from right) raise clenched fists, symbolizing the UP community’s spirit of solidarity. Also in the photo is CHED Chairman Prospero de Vera III (2nd from right) who led the Philippine Delegation of Higher Education Institutions in the China-ASEAN Belt and Road Nations University Presidents Forum during the China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week (CAECW). During the 2023 China–ASEAN Education Cooperation Week held at Guiyang, Ghuizou Province in China, from August 27- September 2, 2023, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was officially signed between the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Guiyang Institute of Humanities and Technology (GYIHT). GYIHT is an administratively independent full-time institute of higher learning in new mechanism founded in 2001. It consists of 16 executive departments and seven teaching departments. With over 16,000 students spread across 40 undergraduate programs, GYIHT specializes in the disciplines of law, education, literature, art, science, engineering, and management. At present, the institute has more than 800 full-time teachers, 70% of whom have a master’s degree or higher and some are cultural experts of the Chinese government. The MoU establishes a basis upon which GYIHT and UP may explore areas of cooperation. In this regard, the parties have agreed to: Initiate joint projects involving international collaborative research and to share expertise and joint development of research; Facilitate academic development exchanges between the higher learning institutions, including mutual visits by faculty members to pursue research, teaching, and to participate in seminars, conferences, and workshops among others; Facilitate study visits and student exchange by postgraduate and undergraduate students where appropriate to enhance students’ learning experiences. Facilitate internship by undergraduate students where appropriate. To encourage faculty members of one higher learning institution who meet admission entry of the other institution to pursue master and doctoral studies at the other HEI. To initiate joint supervision for master and doctoral programs. During the signing ceremony, UP was represented by President Angelo Jimenez, while GYIHT, by President Wang Fengyou. Witnesses at the signing ceremony include CHED Chairman Prospero deVera III, Consul General Flerida Ann Camille Mayo, UPRI Executive Director Alfredo Mahar Lagmay and UP Open University Vice Chancellor Jean Saludadez. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-visayas-gears-for-antique-extension/ | UP Visayas gears for Antique Extension – University of the Philippines | UP Visayas gears for Antique Extension UP Visayas gears for Antique Extension September 9, 2020 | Written by UP Visayas Information and Publications Office Image by the UPV IPO The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) is gearing for the implementation of continuing education programs in the province of Antique in line with the UP Extension campus this 2020 in the town of Pandan. UPV Chancellor Ricardo P. Babaran, who is closely coordinating with the office of Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, Lone District Representative of the Province of Antique, said that the initial offerings for the extension program will focus on sustainability and policy trainings, including governance. To be located in Brgy. Nauring, Pandan, Antique, approximately 2.10 km. away from the Pandan town proper, the UPV extension campus building will stand on the 500-square meter lot offered as a donation to UP by the Bautista family of the said town. Image from Google Maps. “The proposed UP Extension Campus in Antique is envisioned by the UP System to cater to HEIs, SUCs, universities in Antique and neighboring areas. The basic facilities of the building in Pandan will catalyze engagements among CUs in the UP System, local academic institutions and LGU partners. It is envisioned to offer undergraduate program and graduate programs in the future to democratize admission to the University of the Philippines,” Babaran said. Image by the UPV IPO To be located in Brgy. Nauring, Pandan, Antique, approximately 2.10 km. away from the Pandan town proper, the extension campus building will stand on the 500-square meter lot offered as a donation to UP by the Bautista family of the said town. The three-story building has a budget of Php50M from the 2019 GAA. It will have a library, classrooms, laboratories and living quarters for faculty. The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development under Vice Chancellor Martin Genodepa is in charge of construction which will begin in October, upon completion of the architectural and engineering plans. ASM Francisco Construction and Development Corporation, a Luzon-based construction company, won the bid to design and build the project. The UPV Institute of Fisheries Policy and Development conducted a Training Needs Assessment (TNA) to determine training needs of key stakeholders in the province of Antique. Results showed that financial literacy/ financial management, project sustainability, policy training (including governance) are necessary trainings to be conducted. Training programs approved for implementation for AY 2020-2021 include: 1) Development of Training Module for Sugar Production from Nipa Sap; 2) Development of Flexible Learning Materials for Fisheries Higher Education Institution in Antique; and, 3) Upgrading Food Safety Awareness and Competence of Sanitary Inspectors and Food Business Operators in Antique Province. Original article by the UPV IPO first published in the UP Visayas website. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-marine-scientist-makes-history-as-the-1st-filipino-to-reach-the-3rd-deepest-point-on-earth/ | UP marine scientist makes history as the 1st Filipino to reach the 3rd deepest point on Earth – University of the Philippines | UP marine scientist makes history as the 1st Filipino to reach the 3rd deepest point on Earth UP marine scientist makes history as the 1st Filipino to reach the 3rd deepest point on Earth March 23, 2021 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta Before the descent at 6:30AM on March 23. Photo courtesy of Mr. Joselito Dela Cruz Membrot of DSSV Pressure Drop, shared on the UPMSI Facebook page. Dr. Deo Florence L. Onda, a microbial oceanographer who is Associate Professor and Deputy Director for Research of the Marine Science Institute (MSI) in the University of the Philippines Diliman, makes history as the first and only Filipino and one of the first two human beings to make the first manned descent into Emden Deep, the third deepest point on Earth. The Emden Deep is located in the Philippine trench and is approximately 34,100 feet or 10,400 meters. On March 23, the explorers made touchdown at 10,045 meters deep. Watch the historic moment here. According to a press release by the UPMSI, Dr. Onda was invited by the private organization Caladan Oceanic to join the Emden Deep Expedition, to be held from March 22 to 28, 2021. The expedition is being carried out on board the DSSV Pressure Drop, described as the only marine vessel in the world designed to endure such missions and to carry humans to the deepest parts of the world’s oceans. Dr. Onda joins an American undersea explorer, Victor Vescovo, who according to the UP MSI, is “the current record holder of the deepest manned descent in the Marianas Trench in 2019” and is the “main sponsor of Caladan Oceanic, which . . . has been setting records for deepest manned descents in the world’s deepest trenches, with the most recent one in the Marianas in 2019”. Dr. Onda and his companions started the voyage from the port of Guam to the Philippine Trench. This activity has been fully coordinated with the Philippine Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and is considered a non-Marine Scientific Research (MSR) activity. According to the UPMSI press release: “Part of the goal is to wave the Philippine Flag in the Emden Deep during its record-setting voyage, highlighting that it is an integral part of our nation’s heritage. Dr. Onda, as the sole Filipino researcher representing the country, will also be given a unique opportunity to be exposed to state-of-the-art vessels capable of deep-sea activities, which can enrich our experiences and knowledge as the Philippines builds its own National Academic Research Fleet (NARFleet), an ongoing national project funded by the Philippine Government. This endeavor can spark interest and passion for many other young Filipinos who would want to make a career in the sciences and bring more attention to the protection, preservation, and conservation of the Philippine marine environment.” Dr. Onda and Mr. Vescovo are joined by a capable crew and expedition team that includes several Filipino members. Dr. Deo Florence Onda and Mr. Victor Vescovo of the Caladan Oceanic are set to make the first dive in history to the 3rd deepest spot on earth (Emden Deep in the Philippine Trench). Photo from the UPMSI’s Facebook page. Dr. Deo Florence Onda, UP microbial oceanographer, and Mr. Victor Vescovo, American undersea explorer, check in from the bottom of Emden Deep during their historic first crewed descent into the third deepest point on Earth. Watch the video on Dr. Onda’s Facebook page. Video Player Dr. Onda is connected with the UPMSI’s Microbial Oceanography Laboratory, and is known for his research on host-symbiont interactions, microbial biogeography, diversity, dynamics and trophic interactions, and consequences of changing conditions. He has participated in a number of scientific expeditions, such as the Joint Ocean Ice Studies and Beaufort Gyre Exploration Project. He received multiple grants from different institutions and programmes for his research, along with internships and further trainings abroad. For more information, please send inquiries to ddr@msi.upd.edu.ph/ (632) 922-3962, (632) 981-8500 local 2902, or email Mr. Rob McCallum (rob@eyos-expeditions.com), the expedition leader of the Caladan Expedition. Follow updates on this historic exploration through the following websites and social media links, using the hashtag #IntoTheEmdenDeep: The UP Marine Science Institute’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/upmarinescienceinstitute The UP Marine Science Institute’s website http://www.msi.upd.edu.ph/ Caladan Oceanic’s official website https://caladanoceanic.com/ The DSSV Pressure Drop Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Dssvpressuredrop/ Dr. Onda’s Instagram site, savedeocean https://www.instagram.com/savedeocean/ |
https://up.edu.ph/breakthrough-extinct-giant-rodents-discovered-in-the-philippines/ | Breakthrough: Extinct giant rodents discovered in the Philippines – University of the Philippines | Breakthrough: Extinct giant rodents discovered in the Philippines Breakthrough: Extinct giant rodents discovered in the Philippines April 23, 2021 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office Fig. 1. Artist’s conception of the three extinct cloud rats, based on their living relatives. From the top, Crateromys, Carpomys, and Batomys. Drawing by Velizar Simeonovski, Field Museum of Natural History. Three giant cloud rat species were discovered to have lived in the Philippines simultaneously as the oldest human species (Homo luzonensis) found in the country. But two of the rodents went extinct only after 2,000 years ago. A team from the University of the Philippines (UP), the Philippine National Museum, and the Field Museum of Natural History of the USA have since 2017 studied fossil remains sifted from the earth in several caves in northern Luzon from which they discovered the three extinct species unique to the Philippines. The discovery was recently published in the Journal of Mammalogy. Read the full article here. Fig. 2. Collage of fossil cloud rat teeth. Upper molars of Crateromys new species on the left. Lower mandibles on the right: top, Carpomys new species. Middle, Batomys new species. Bottom, Crateromys new species. Photos by Lauren Nassef, Field Museum of Natural History. Fig. 3. Lower molar teeth of the new giant cloud rat, Carpomys new species (left), compared with the two living species of Carpomys (middle) plus their close relative, Musseromys (right). Photos by Lauren Nassef, Field Museum of Natural History. “These are three previously unknown species from an unusual group of rodents, locally known as buot or bugkun, and known in English as giant cloud rats, that live only in the Philippines,” says Dr. Janine Ochoa, Assistant Professor of Anthropology of UP Diliman and lead author of the journal paper. According to the co-author, Dr. Lawrence Heaney, Negaunee Curator of Mammals at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago: “The two that became extinct [more recently] were giants among rodents, both weighing about a kilogram. They were big enough that it might have been worthwhile to hunt and eat them.” “These giant rats and their relatives are members of an ancient branch on the tree of life that arrived from the Asian mainland about 14 million years ago and live only in the Philippines,” says co-author Marian Reyes, a zooarcheologist at the National Museum of the Philippines. She describes the buot typically as living in trees and eating leaves, buds, and seeds. She also says that all of them have furry or fluffy tails and striking fur colors. The scientific names of the three new species of fossil cloud rats were chosen using vernacular terms from Philippine languages. The largest of the fossil cloud rats is Carpomys dakal, named so because it is much larger compared to the known living species in the same genus, Carpomys melanurus and Carpomys phaeurus. Dakal means big or large in several languages in northern Luzon, including in the Itawes, Ibanag and Agta languages. The second fossil species, Crateromys ballik, is slightly smaller than the living Crateromys species on Luzon, Crateromys schadenbergi. Ballik means small in the Dupaningan Agta language. The third species, Batomys cagayanensis, is named after the place where the archaeological sites are located, the Cagayan region of northeastern Luzon. At a crossroads with humans According to the researchers, the newly recorded fossil species came from Callao Cave and several adjacent smaller caves in Peñablanca, Cagayan Province. Some specimens of all three of the new fossil rodents occurred in the same deep layer in the Callao Cave where the Homo luzonensis, an endemic human species, was discovered in 2019 to have lived about 67,000 years ago. Fig. 4. Callao Cave interior. Photo by Patricia Cabrera. Fig. 5. Callao Cave excavation. Photo by Armand Mijares. One of the new fossil rodents is known from only two specimens from that ancient layer, but the other two are represented by specimens from that early date up to about 2,000 years ago. “Our records demonstrate that these giant rodents were able to survive the profound climatic changes from the Ice Age to current humid tropics that have impacted the earth over tens of millennia. The question is, what might have caused their final extinction?” asks Prof. Philip Piper, a co-author based at the Australian National University asks. “A clue might be in that the last recorded occurrence of two of the species is around 2,000 years ago or shortly after. This is after the first arrival of agricultural societies and the introduction of animals like domestic dogs, pigs, and macaque monkeys in Luzon,” co-author Dr. Armand Mijares of the UP Diliman Archaeological Studies Program, who headed the excavations of Callao Cave, says. “While we can’t say for certain based on our current information, this implies that humans likely played some role in their extinction,” Mijares argues. Fig. 6. Dr. Armand Mijares in excavation pit, Callao Cave. Photo by Dawn Satumbaga. Ancient Philippine biodiversity According to Ochoa, the extinct mammals previously known from Luzon were all quite large. They included two types of elephants, a species of rhinoceros, a giant hog, and relatives of the living dwarf water buffalo called the tamaraw. “There has been virtually no information about fossils of smaller-sized mammals,” she points out. “The reason is probably that research had focused on open-air sites where the large fossil mammal faunas were known to have been preserved, rather than the careful sieving of cave deposits that preserve a broader size-range of vertebrates including the teeth and bones of rodents,” Ochoa explains. “Some of these fossils were actually excavated decades ago, in the 1970s and 1980s, and they were in the museum, waiting for someone to have time to do a detailed study,” says Reyes. “When we began to analyze the fossil material, we were expecting fossil records for known living species.” “To our surprise, we found that we were dealing with not just one but three buot or giant cloud rat species that were previously unknown,” Reyes adds. “Our previous studies have demonstrated that the Philippines has the greatest concentration of unique species of mammals of any country, most of which are small animals, less than 200 grams, that live in the tropical forest,” Heaney adds. “These recently extinct fossil species only show that biodiversity was even greater in the very recent past.” Article by Dr. Janine Ochoa (jochoa@up.edu.ph), Dr. Armand Mijares (mandy24_us@yahoo.com), and Dr. Lawrence Heaney (lheaney@fieldmuseum.org). For inquiries, please email the authors. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-to-hold-forum-on-manila-bay-rehab-efforts-of-up-experts/ | UP to hold forum on Manila Bay rehab efforts of UP experts – University of the Philippines | UP to hold forum on Manila Bay rehab efforts of UP experts UP to hold forum on Manila Bay rehab efforts of UP experts September 17, 2019 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office As a result of the series of consultations with UP experts and scientists who have done research, or are currently involved in the Manila Bay Rehabilitation project, the UP Padayon Public Service Office of the Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs, in cooperation with the UP Diliman Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, will host a forum entitled #ThatsMyBay: A Forum on UP Initiatives in Keeping Manila Bay Alive. This will be held on September 23, 2019 from 8:00AM- 12:00NN at the Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology Auditorium, UP Diliman. Prof. Rex Victor O. Cruz of UP Los Baños, Prof. Benjamin M. Vallejo, Jr., Prof. Rene N. Rollon, Prof. Laura T. David, and Prof. Giovanni A. Tapang of UP Diliman, Prof. Melody Anne B. Ocampo of UP Manila, and Prof. Mahar A. Lagmay of UP Resilience Institute will share their research on Manila Bay’s current state and on how everyone could contribute in its rehabilitation, sustainability, and resilience together with a response from the DENR Manila Bay Coordinating Office Deputy Executive Director Jacob M. Meimban, Jr. This forum is open to the UP community, faculty, students, staff, media, and the general public. For further inquiries, you may contact Patricia Liganor through email at padayon@up.edu.ph, via phone at (02) 9818500 loc 4257 or 9818630. |
https://up.edu.ph/advisory-on-ups-humanitarian-and-public-service-efforts-for-those-affected-by-recent-mindanao-earthquakes/ | Advisory on UP’s humanitarian and public service efforts for those affected by recent Mindanao earthquakes – University of the Philippines | Advisory on UP’s humanitarian and public service efforts for those affected by recent Mindanao earthquakes Advisory on UP’s humanitarian and public service efforts for those affected by recent Mindanao earthquakes November 13, 2019 | Written by J. Mikhail Solitario The University of the Philippines is committed in sending its group of geology experts from the UP Resilience Institute today to conduct a needs assessment in light of the Mindanao earthquakes last October 29 and 31 with magnitudes 6.6 and 6.5, respectively. In coordination with NDRRMC, the Provincial Government of North Cotabato, and UP Mindanao, UP geologists will be followed by a team of engineers for structural assessment of severely affected areas of Makilala, Mahilom and Kidapawan in North Cotabato. Another team from UP will also visit the affected sites to render psychosocial services. Cash donations are needed immediately to send these teams of experts and facilitate technical response in these sites. For UP alumni and friends who are willing to help, we would like to request that previous and future cash donations be deposited to the UP Foundation, Inc. (UPFI). Indicated below are the bank accounts of UPFI: Payee: UP FOUNDATION, INC. Address: Room 102, Fonacier Hall (Alumni Center), Magsaysay Avenue, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1102 For local donors Bank: Union Bank of the Philippines Branch: Commonwealth Branch Savings Account No.: 102270018964 For international donors Bank: Philippine National Bank Branch: UP Campus Savings Account No.: 108660029835 PNB Swift Code: PNBmPHmm Daghang salamat! Padayon! |
https://up.edu.ph/earlier-up-sends-resilience-experts-to-quake-stricken-mindanao/ | UP sends resilience experts to quake-stricken Mindanao – University of the Philippines | UP sends resilience experts to quake-stricken Mindanao UP sends resilience experts to quake-stricken Mindanao November 8, 2019 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office Update on UP’s assistance to earthquake-hit communities in Mindanao (as of November 11, 2019) A team of UP engineers headed by UP Diliman College of Engineering Dean Ferdinand Manegdeg arrived at Kidapawan City, Cotabato on Saturday, November 9, to provide structural damage assessment. This is in response to the local government’s request to UP for assistance. In photos: Dean Manegdeg and UP Institute of Civil Engineering’s Dr. Jaime Hernandez Jr. leading the team assessing commercial establishments in Kidapawan City. (Photos courtesy of Eric Augustus Tingatinga) Update on UP’s assistance to earthquake-hit communities in Mindanao (as of November 8, 2019) Experts from the UP Resilience Institute and UP Mindanao Earthquake Task Force have been sent to visit the hard-hit barangays of Makilala, Cotabato for geological assessment in light of the Mindanao earthquakes last October 29 and 31. This is in response to Acting Vice-Governor Shirlyn D. Macasarte-Villanueva’s request to UP for assistance on geological surveys, structural damage assessment, and psychosocial support for trauma victims. The team, headed by UPRI executive director Dr. Mahar Lagmay, is composed of Prof. Genaro Cuaresma, Iris Yvette A. Cesista, Ma. Criselda B. Baldago, John Agustin P. Escudero, Audrei Anne B. Ybañez, Richard L. Ybañez, Dr. Mario Aurelio, Yvonne Doyongan, and UP Mindanao Earthquake Task Force Chair and Pahinungod Director Michael Gatela. On November 8, 2019, the team had a briefing session and coordination meeting with the Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Council and other stakeholders at the Governor’s office. A team of UP engineering experts is scheduled to arrive on Saturday, November 9, 2010 to provide structural damage assessment. Another team from UP will also visit the affected sites to render psychosocial services. On November 4, 2019, UP Executive Vice President Teodoro B. Herbosa issued a memorandum constituting the Mindanao Earthquake Response Team of UP headed by Vice President for Public Affairs Dr. Elena E. Pernia. (Photos are from Barangays Sto. Niño, Malasila, and Buenavida of the Municipality of Makilala, Cotabato courtesy of Mahar Lagmay, Gene Cuaresma, Michael Gatela and Audrei Ybañez.) |
https://up.edu.ph/up-faculty-discusses-return-to-face-to-face-classes-this-semester/ | UP faculty discusses return to face-to-face classes this semester – University of the Philippines | UP faculty discusses return to face-to-face classes this semester UP faculty discusses return to face-to-face classes this semester March 8, 2022 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc A subcommittee of the University of the Philippines Presidential Advisory Council (UP PAC) expounded on guidelines for the safe return to face-to-face classes in the wake of the pandemic during an online UP System-wide faculty summit on February 28, 2022. The summit resulted from Memorandum 2021-169 from the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA) on December 16, 2021, with the subject: “Guidelines on the gradual re-opening of UP campuses beginning Second Semester AY 2021-2022”. The memorandum confirmed that UP residential campuses are gradually re-opening for the Second Semester of AY 2021-2022, “specifically for courses in the curriculum for which face-to-face classes or activities are necessary to achieve the stipulated learning outcomes.” Photos of UP Diliman’s Palma Hall before (top) and during the pandemic (bottom). With the coming 2nd semester of AY 2021-2022, the University is calibrating guidelines for the gradual return to limited face-to-face classes across the UP System and at least some of UP’s students to Palma Hall and UP’s other academic buildings. Photos by Misael Bacani (top) and Bong Arboleda (bottom), UPMPRO. UP Los Baños Chancellor Jose Camacho Jr., chair of the PAC Sub-Committee for the University’s Preparations for Face-to-Face Classes, said that face-to-face classes allowed under COVID Alert Level 3 or lower, the subcommittee had recommended limited practice of face-to-face courses of “the shortest duration possible.” Camacho said the top priority is given to graduating students who must do field or laboratory work for their thesis or dissertation, followed by students in their last academic year who are required to train for their licensure examinations. Next are students in their penultimate year before graduation who need skills training in the laboratory, field, studio, etc. The last priority is for students in any academic year who need skills training in the laboratory, field, studio, etc. UPLB Chancellor and head of the UP PAC Sub-Committee for the University’s Preparations for Face-to-Face Classes Jose Camacho, Jr. presents some general guidelines for the gradual re-opening of all of UP’s campuses. Misael Bacani (UP MPRO) took the screenshot during the UP System-wide Faculty Summit on the Gradual Re-opening of Campuses held on February 28, 2022, via Zoom. According to the OVPAA memorandum, “the rest of the courses will continue to be delivered remotely, mixing synchronous (online) and asynchronous learning, guided by the course learning outcomes.” “The faculty shall continue to prepare course packs—detailed course guide, learning resources, activity/study guide—for all courses to be offered in the Second Semester AY 2021-2022,” the memorandum added. The PAC subcommittee said that for the face-to-face classes, a student-shifting cycle in facilities should be in place, which would allow a “fallow” time of at least 15 minutes between uses by separate groups of students. Before this, they should have determined the allowable capacity for each facility; and given such, decided if sections or classes would be split. The campuses should also be working on: Spaces for internet connectivity of students A daily health monitoring system and curfew times, as well as a system on physical requirements, screening, and travel Instructions on public health control and protocols for posting, as well as guidelines for conduct of on-campus students, guests, and the public in accessing UP facilities; and Guides and plans for general use of facilities, on-site activities, and food concessionaires National guidelines Based on guidelines from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on returning to face-to-face classes, previewed during a December 1, 2021 press conference, UP and other higher educational institutions (HEIs) under Alert Levels 1 to 3 needed only to conduct a self-assessment on their readiness to re-open campuses for limited face-to-face classes, submit a copy of the checklist to their respective regional offices with a Notarized Affidavit of Undertaking, and obtain a clearance from the local government unit. The CHED also reiterated the provision in the earlier CHED-DOH Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2021-001, released on February 10, 2021, stating that students participating in face-to-face classes must be registered in the HEI/health facility with PhilHealth or equivalent medical insurance that covers COVID-related expenses. Only fully vaccinated students, faculty members, and HEI personnel would be allowed to participate in the classes. UP Diliman Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Maria Theresa Payongayong orients the summit participants on the various CHED-DOH joint memoranda on the return of students to face-to-face classes. Screenshot taken by Misael Bacani (UPMPRO), during the UP System-wide Faculty Summit on the Gradual Re-opening of Campuses held on February 28, 2022, via Zoom. The more recent CHED-DOH Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2021-004 released on December 15, 2021, was presented by UP Diliman Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Maria Theresa Payongayong. The circular added that minimum public health standards must be observed, and HEIs must facilitate health responses for students getting infected. Prerequisites include the establishment of crisis management committees and cyclical student-shifting systems. Based on these guidelines, UP constituent universities gave updates on their experiences and plans for face-to-face classes. Forward-looking frameworks The faculty summit also presented frameworks of education that the UP President and the OVPAA said should guide UP’s academic roadmaps beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. On these bases, they presented possible scenarios for blended learning. President Danilo Concepcion envisioned a transformation in the implementation of degree programs to a blended mode of learning, focused on thinking skills, with courses that would be more relevant and suitable to the circumstances of students. He broached the idea of going from semestral to quarterly, or for shorter periods of study and fewer loads. The University might also want to consider revising rules on underloads, waiving maximum residency rules, and finding alternatives to written exams for evaluation. UP President Danilo Concepcion presents new ideas for transitioning to blended modes of learning. Screenshot taken by Misael Bacani (UPMPRO), during the UP System-wide Faculty Summit on the Gradual Re-opening of Campuses held on February 28, 2022, via Zoom. During her presentation, “Landscape of Higher Education Beyond Pandemic (Contours of the UP Academic Roadmaps)”, VPAA Cynthia Rose Bautista’s expressed hope that UP was finally on the road to the next normal, if not already adjusting to the new normal. Expounding on relevance and suitability, she talked about universities providing “micro-credentials”, which would include digital badges, nanodegrees, and micro-masters, and which would be stackable. She also mentioned allowing double majors before or after graduation, and the development of associate degrees. UP Vice President for Academic Affairs Ma. Cynthia Rose Bautista describes how universities around the world are providing stackable “micro-credentials”, including digital badges, nanodegrees, and micro-masters. Screenshot taken by Misael Bacani (UPMPRO), during the UP System-wide Faculty Summit on the Gradual Re-opening of Campuses held on February 28, 2022, via Zoom. She enumerated modes of course delivery for consideration: blended learning, hybrid learning, a flipped classroom, problem-based learning, work-based learning, and competency-based learning. Bautista also referred to building capacities by “intensive learning” through “less intense” structures of study. She emphasized that there would be no imposition of a one-size-fits-all type of teaching, but rather basing it on scientific concepts such as those propounded by The ABCs of How We Learn. Faculty, student surveys The faculty summit also featured highlights of surveys on the faculty and students conducted from November 29 to December 10, 2021, and from December 1 to 9, 2021, respectively, with respondents comprised of 3,429 faculty members and 33,349 students. These were presented by Assistant Vice Presidents for Academic Affairs Evangeline Amor (Instruction and Curriculum) and Richard Philip Gonzalo (Student Affairs). UP Assistant Vice Presidents for Academic Affairs Evangeline Amor (top) and Richard Gonzalo (bottom) present the results of the surveys of UP faculty and students. Screenshots taken by Misael Bacani (UPMPRO), during the UP System-wide Faculty Summit on the Gradual Re-opening of Campuses held on February 28, 2022, via Zoom. The surveys assessed the sectors’ experience of remote learning during the pandemic and their readiness for face-to-face classes. The surveys revealed that: 98% of faculty respondents and 95% of student respondents were fully vaccinated. The majority or 61% of student respondents, however, were not covered by PhilHealth, and 78%, were not by any other health insurance. Half of 3,218 faculty respondents said they were willing to return to campus, but 28% were willing only if students were vaccinated and regularly tested. A total of 68% of student respondents said they were not willing to participate in face-to-face classes if classmates were not vaccinated. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-cifal-webinar-takes-on-repatriation-of-migrant-workers-in-a-time-of-global-pandemic/ | UP CIFAL webinar takes on repatriation of migrant workers in a time of global pandemic – University of the Philippines | UP CIFAL webinar takes on repatriation of migrant workers in a time of global pandemic UP CIFAL webinar takes on repatriation of migrant workers in a time of global pandemic May 28, 2020 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP CIFAL webinar takes on repatriation of migrant workers in a time of global pandemic The COVID-19 has greatly affected global migration as governments and migrants in migrant-sending and -receiving countries are facing challenges in mobility and governance. In the case of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, repatriation of migrant workers is currently being implemented to help suppress the pandemic as the majority of the GCC population are comprised of migrants. Learn about the issues on repatriation of migrant workers in the time of a global pandemic in the upcoming webinar by the University of the Philippines-International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in the Philippines (UP CIFAL Philippines), “COVID-19 AS A MOBILITY CRISIS: Repatriation of Migrants from the Gulf States.” The webinar, the second in a series, aims to examine the Gulf countries’ differential repatriation logics, measures, and its implications to migration governance, along with the impacts of the pandemic to the Philippine-Gulf migration corridor. The online discussion intends to gain insights on migration and the well-being of migrants including the future of labor migration. Keynote speaker is Rights Corridor Managing Director Froilan Malit, Jr., with Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola and LBS Recruitment Solutions President Loreto Soriano as reactors. The “COVID-19 AS A MOBILITY CRISIS: Repatriation of Migrants from the Gulf States” is set on Friday, May 29, 2020 (Manila time). Register here: https://bit.ly/2WEYzLR |
https://up.edu.ph/response-to-media-inquiries-on-governments-probe-into-the-up-ayala-land-technohub-lease-agreement/ | Response to media inquiries on government’s probe into the UP-Ayala Land Technohub lease agreement – University of the Philippines | Response to media inquiries on government’s probe into the UP-Ayala Land Technohub lease agreement Response to media inquiries on government’s probe into the UP-Ayala Land Technohub lease agreement January 21, 2020 | Posted by Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines (UP) welcomes the inquiry by the national government into its lease contract with Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) on the UP-Ayala Land Technohub, and will fully cooperate in such an investigation. The UP-Ayala Land Technohub is a build-operate-transfer, revenue-sharing development project entered into by UP with ALI in October 2006. Elena E. Pernia, PhD Vice President for Public Affairs |
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https://up.edu.ph/the-up-budget-in-the-nep-2022-explained/ | The UP budget in the NEP 2022 explained – University of the Philippines | The UP budget in the NEP 2022 explained The UP budget in the NEP 2022 explained September 10, 2021 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta In the recently presented National Expenditure Program (NEP) for Fiscal Year 2022, the University of the Philippines (UP) has been given a total budget of P20.174B. According to the UP Office of the Vice President for Planning and Finance (UP OVPPF), this represents a decrease of 6%, amounting to P1.329 billion, compared to its allotment in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2021 of P21.503B. The decreases in the UP budget are seen mainly in its Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE), which went down by 11%, and in its Capital Outlay (CO) by 70%. On the other hand, Personal Services (PS) saw an increase of 6% or P780M. This is generally attributed to the rise in basic salary due to the Salary Standardization Law (SSL). From the “Highlights of the NEP 2022 of the University of the Philippines System” produced by the UP OVPPF Funding for the PGC and PGH The CO is appropriations for goods and services whose benefits would extend beyond the fiscal year. Many Locally Funded Projects involving capital outlay in the GAA 2021 are no longer given budget in the NEP 2022. The new CO projects included in the NEP 2022, totaling P601M, are the construction of the Food Processing Research and Development Center Building and rehabilitation of the Dairy Building of Dairy Training Research Institute (DTRI), both in UP Los Baños, and equipment for the second phase of the Philippine Genomic Information and Resource Hub, under the UP System. The budget allotted for the UP Philippine General Hospital (UP PGH) in the NEP 2022, on the other hand, is P5.666B, which is an 18% decrease from the GAA 2021’s P6.872B. As with the rest of the UP System, there is an increase of P127.7M or 5% in the PS for the UP PGH due to the SSL’s rise in salary. The UP PGH’s MOOE faces a decrease of 4% or P130M due to various initiatives provided for in the GAA 2021 no longer being included in the NEP 2022. From the “Highlights of the NEP 2022 of the University of the Philippines System” produced by the UP OVPPF The UP PGH also received no CO or Equipment Outlay (EO) provisions in the NEP 2022. None of the PGH’s buildings and equipment named in UP’s budget proposal (BP) for 2022 made it to the NEP 2022. Locally Funded Projects not included The UP System and some UP constituent universities also proposed several Capital Outlay projects, including buildings and equipment, in its submitted BP that were not considered in the NEP 2022. Among these projects are: the construction of phase 2 of Balay Atleta, phase 2 of the Academic Commons, the UP Gymnasium, and the Shopping Center in UP Diliman; the rehabilitation and modernization of the UP Diliman Main Library and other academic facilities; the construction of the UPLB School of Environmental Science and Management Building, the Microbial Bank of the UPLB Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, and rehabilitation of other facilities in UPLB; the extension of the UP Manila College of Allied Medical Profession Building and the continuation of the construction of the National Institutes of Health Building in UP Manila, as well as the construction of a dorm at School of Health Sciences-Baler; the construction of phase 4 of the School of Technology Building, phase 2 of the Main Library, and the Water Sports and Training Facility in UP Visayas; the construction of phase 2 of the Learning Commons Annex and phase 1 of the Sports Development Center in UP Cebu; the upgrading and modernization of various academic and administrative facilities in UP Mindanao; the construction of the proposed four-level College of Arts and Communications building in UP Baguio; the rehabilitation of classrooms and public restrooms, and the upgrading of various computing, network, ICT, and academic support equipment and facilities across the UP System. The three UP budgets The NEP 2022 represents areas of negotiation in budget legislation. Following the issuance of a National Budget Call by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the University consolidates the various budget proposals of all the units and constituent universities under it into a UP Budget Proposal (BP), which will be approved by the UP Board of Regents. The UP BP then goes before a technical panel of the DBM in budget hearings, where UP is given a chance to defend its proposal. Following reviews and recommendations by the DBM’s bureaus and Executive Review Board, the UP BP is consolidated into the National Expenditure Program, which is presented by the DBM to the President and the Cabinet for further refinements or reprioritization, before being submitted to Congress for budget legislation. After the NEP is approved by Congress and signed into law by the President, it becomes the General Appropriations Act of that fiscal year. The UP administration clarifies that efforts are continuing to secure more significant subsidies for the University, the country’s national university, and an essential component in the national government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
https://up.edu.ph/20-of-up-students-affected-by-typhoon-odette/ | 20% of UP students affected by Typhoon Odette – University of the Philippines | 20% of UP students affected by Typhoon Odette 20% of UP students affected by Typhoon Odette February 11, 2022 | Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo An estimated 20% of students of the University of the Philippines (UP) are still affected by the aftermath of Typhoon Odette, according to the UP Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA). Many of these students live in four regions identified to be at high risk for the effects of typhoons: Regions VI, VII, VIII, and CARAGA. Roughly 17.2% of the University’s student population live in these regions, devastated by Typhoon Odette, which hit the country on December 16 and caused severe and widespread damage throughout central and southern Philippines. Regions IV-B and X, considered moderate to high-risk regions where some provinces were also severely affected by Typhoon Odette, are called home by around 2.8% of UP’s student population. Following the Typhoon, in Memorandum RAG 2021–53 dated December 20, 2021, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Richard Philip Gonzalo asked concerned units across the UP System to reach out to affected students. These units advised students to file applications, especially those with no records in the Student Learning Assistance System (SLAS). The University will document students needing support and fast-track financial aid processing. Gonzalo also urged the Student Affairs offices to meet with their respective scholarship committees to find ways to expedite the processing of financial assistance of those affected. Anticipating that some of the grantees will be in areas where banks have temporarily ceased operations due to the Typhoon, he encouraged Student Affairs units to explore alternative means of sending financial assistance to shorten the time for support to reach the students. As of January 4, 2022, the University has 851 documented financially vulnerable students. One hundred and seventy-five (175) belong to households earning an annual income of less than P80,000. These students receive a monthly stipend of P5,000. However, there are 676 students from families earning P80,000 to P250,000 annually. These students may be struggling with the effects of the Typhoon. The OSFA expects these 676 students will file appeals for a monthly stipend. With the widespread effect of the Typhoon, the University anticipates more undergraduate students filing applications in the SLAS during the restoration of internet connections in typhoon-affected areas, and Student Affairs units can reach out to these affected students. In the aftermath of Typhoon Odette, the OSFA has met different stakeholders to find ways to expand the support to students. Meetings were held with the UP System Ugnayan ng Pahinungod and UP Padayon Public Service Office to mobilize volunteers and donors. Meanwhile, OSFA reported that the UP CU Student Affairs units have already started partnerships with their respective University Student Councils, Pahinungod offices, and alumni groups to organize campus-based fundraising activities. The OSFA acknowledged the limitations of their data as the SLAS database only covers undergraduate, College of Law, and College of Medicine students. Some 33% of UP’s student body consists of graduate students. There is also a need to refine their data further. Currently, the University does not have comprehensive documentation on the complex situation of affected students, such as how many of them need learning assistance and what kind. Some reportedly need shelter, while some need financial resources to rebuild their homes and replace their learning devices. CU Student Affairs units have filed crisis reports to OSFA to update the number of students in need of help and those who will need support to continue their studies. To expand the support to affected students, the office proposed establishing “Adopt-a-Student” programs in all CUs. These can provide support to those rendered as ineligible in the SLAS. Learning assistance options, such as gadget replacement, are also being arranged. Mental health will be a priority concern to ensure students can cope with their challenges. The OSFA will be working with students, alumni, and other groups who may support the operation of learning hubs and explore the provision of temporary living quarters so that students affected may continue their studies. Given these activities, the University has launched Tabang sa Iskolar ng Bayan, A Fundraising Project for Students Affected by Typhoon Odette as a System-wide initiative to solicit donations. Donors can support specific beneficiary CUs and CU units. UP is asking its alumni, alumni groups, and friends to help the University heed the call of its Iskolar ng Bayan. On top of this raging pandemic, they are burdened deeply by the devastation of Typhoon Odette. For members of the UP community, especially UP alumni, who are interested in helping support UP students impacted by the recent natural disaster, the University is accepting donations to augment the financial assistance for the students. Prospective donors may deposit their donations through the following official bank accounts: Banco de Oro/BDO Account Name: UP Foundation Inc Peso Account Number: 0036-1014-7118 Bank of the Philippine Islands/BPI Account Name: UP Foundation Inc Peso Account Number: 003083-7423-12 UnionBank of the Philippines Account Name: UP Foundation Inc Peso Account Number: 1022 7002 9111 For donors who will need a Certificate of Donation (BIR Form 2322), kindly use the following bank details: Landbank of the Philippines Account Name: University of the Philippines System Peso Account Number: 3072 1007 50 Dollar Account Number: 3074 0017 92 To help the University monitor the donations and ensure that your support reaches our students in need, please send a screenshot of the transaction receipt to padayon@up.edu.ph. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-heralds-construction-of-new-cal-building/ | UP heralds construction of new CAL building – University of the Philippines | UP heralds construction of new CAL building UP heralds construction of new CAL building December 7, 2021 | Written by Fred Dabu Officials of the University of the Philippines (UP) System, the UP Diliman, the College of Arts and Letters (CAL), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and contractors, faculty, staff, and guests witnessed the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new CAL Building on December 2, 2021. Once completed and functional, the building will serve as the new home of the CAL faculty, staff, and students. A fire gutted down Bulwagang Rizal (Faculty Center), the old CAL building, in 2016. The 10-story building, with a basement, two-level mezzanine, and roof deck, will be built beside the Vargas Museum and along TM Kalaw Street in the UP Diliman campus. Delivering words of thanks and inspiration during the CAL Building ceremonial groundbreaking (clockwise from top left): UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo, DPWH Asec. Eric A. Ayapana, UPD CAL Dean Jimmuel Naval, and DPWH-NCR Regional Director Nomer Canlas. Photos by Jonathan Madrid, UPMPRO. Leading the ceremony were UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo, CAL Dean Jimmuel C. Naval, Prof. Amihan Bonifacio-Ramolete (former CAL Dean), DPWH Asec. Eric A. Ayapana, and DPWH – National Capital Region Regional Director Nomer P. Canlas, who buried the time capsule and delivered messages during the program. In his speech, UP Pres. Concepcion highlighted the importance of having a new home for the CAL. He thanked Senator Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero and DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar for fully supporting and allocating funds for the planned construction during their respective terms of office. Concepcion also said the CAL Building, if completed on time and according to UP’s specifications, can serve as the contractors’ legacy project. DPWH Director Canlas assured that the building, costing more than PhP556M, will be finished on time from this year until 2024. CAL Dean Naval expressed gratitude for this home-to-be of the University’s poets, writers, academics, and artists. DPWH-NCR Regional Director Canlas signs a certificate for the time capsule commemorating the event while UP President Concepcion looks on. Photo by Jonathan Madrid, UPMPRO The new CAL Building will showcase modern classrooms, writing laboratories, and audio rooms. A new mini-theatre will enable CAL’s resident artists to feature experimental and mainstream plays and films. The building will also have a triangular plaza with public performances and activities. It will also have spaces, such as lounges and the wellness room, where faculty and students can freely exchange ideas, engage in discourses, and relax in an environment conducive to learning. CAL students will also have their own Activity Center for organizational and inter-organizational meetings and activities. Former Ballet Philippines artistic director Paul Alexander Morales performs one of his creative works during the ceremonial groundbreaking. Paul Alexander Morales, former artistic director of Ballet Philippines, filmmaker, and playwright, performed one of his creative works titled “Timothy’s Project.” Prof. Jovy M. Peregrino of the CAL’s Department of Speech Communication and Theater Arts served as emcee. The historic event was live-streamed by TVUP, UP’s Internet TV Network. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-to-hold-town-hall-for-students-to-discuss-impact-of-remote-learning/ | UP to hold Town Hall for students to discuss impact of remote learning – University of the Philippines | UP to hold Town Hall for students to discuss impact of remote learning UP to hold Town Hall for students to discuss impact of remote learning September 15, 2021 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines (UP) will hold a virtual Town Hall Session titled “Birtual na Pagpupulong bilang Paghahanda sa Pagpaplanong Pang-Akademiko sa 2021” on 20 September 2021 (1:00 PM to 4:00 PM) via Zoom. The event is a venue for UP students and the UP administration to take stock of the remote learning experience from academic year 2020 to 2021; to discuss the impact of remote learning on UP students; and to highlight areas to be considered in preparing the Academic Roadmap of the University. UP students may register through this link: https://up-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_35XNwP2aQFqhYs0w1K_uGg For inquiries, please contact the event organizers at wellness.osfa@up.edu.ph. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-bares-acad-policies-for-1st-sem-trimester-ay-2021-2022/ | UP bares acad policies for 1st sem/trimester, AY 2021-2022 – University of the Philippines | UP bares acad policies for 1st sem/trimester, AY 2021-2022 UP bares acad policies for 1st sem/trimester, AY 2021-2022 September 15, 2021 | Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo In this ongoing pandemic, compassion for teachers and learners remains a guiding principle behind the University’s academic policies. While the goal of uninterrupted instruction and learning remains paramount and learning to overcome adversity is integral to the training of UP students to lead in a disruptive and uncertain future, the goal of learning continuity takes excellent consideration of the realities and difficulties the UP community are experiencing during these uncertain times. The Oblation at the UP Open University Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. UP MPRO File Photo. The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA) issued OVPAA Memorandum No. 2021-122 on September 6, enumerating the academic policies for the first semester/trimester of Academic Year (AY) 2021-2022. The regular academic load of 12 units is still in effect. UP continues to implement its no-fail policy, except for students found guilty of intellectual dishonesty. No grade of “4” or “5” shall be given, but students may receive an incomplete or be dropped from their courses. Dropping, however, is not an option to be taken lightly by faculty members. The University requires them to “exercise utmost prudence” in dropping students. The annotation “due to COVID-19 pandemic” will accompany the “DRP” and “INC” in the students’ transcripts of record. Faculty members are asked to be flexible in meeting deadlines on a case-to-case basis, especially in cases where the student’s inability stems from “difficult circumstances.” Attendance in synchronous classes should also not be required because of differences in connectivity capabilities. Recordings of these classes and assessments or graded activities are done during class time should be made available to those who are unable to attend. UP reiterates that faculty should be available for consultation ten hours per week during regular office hours. Their schedules must be indicated in their course guides. Faculty are encouraged to reach out to their students and be reminded to give feedback and respond to student messages. Faculty members who perceive students to be struggling with their workload should urge them to consult their advisers and/or teachers in the courses concerned. Similar to previous semesters, students and teachers will be given a week-long “reading break.” Despite what the term implies, students and teachers may use this time to simply rest and take a breather from classwork. The memo emphasizes that this week should contain no course deadlines, no synchronous classes, and no asynchronous class activities and assessments. The following rules and policies are also suspended in the first semester/trimester of this academic year: Maximum Residence Rule or MRR, degree program retention rules, and academic delinquency rules—warning, probation, dismissal, and permanent disqualification. Unlike in AY 2020-2021, when the deadlines for Leave of Absence and the dropping of courses were moved to the end of classes, the deadlines for LOA and dropping will follow the AY 2021-2022 academic calendar. To read the full OVPPA memo, click here: [OVPAA Memorandum No. 2021-91]. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-hosts-forum-on-philippines-role-in-asean/ | UP hosts forum on Philippines’ role in ASEAN – University of the Philippines | UP hosts forum on Philippines’ role in ASEAN UP hosts forum on Philippines’ role in ASEAN February 21, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Photo by Fred Dabu, UP MPRO The University of the Philippines Asian Center and CIFAL Philippines, in partnership with the King Prajadhipok’s Institute of Thailand, held a forum, “Roles and Positions of the Philippines in the ASEAN and the Global Community”, on February 8, 2018 at the UP Asian Center Seminar Room, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Ambassador Elizabeth P. Buensuceso, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), served as keynote speaker. Buensuceso discussed ASEAN’s processes and mechanisms, and the Philippines’ and the ASEAN members’ national and regional positions in international multilateral forums. As a leader of the country’s delegations in many conferences and negotiations, she advocates the rights of Filipino migrant workers and the country’s positions on maritime security and cooperation, women empowerment, climate change, biodiversity, and other important issues. Photo by Fred Dabu, UP MPRO The forum also featured discussions and presentations by: Ms. Myrene Sabina C. Bedaño, Chief of the Regional Relations and Arrangements Division of the Bureau of International Trade Relations under the Department of Trade and Industry; Dean Joefe B. Santarita of the UP Asian Center; Dr. Suthipand Chirathivat, Representative of the King Prajadhipok’s Institute and Executive Director of the ASEAN Studies Center at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok; and, Director Edna E.A. Co, of UP CIFAL Philippines and a professor at the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance (UP NCPAG). Bedaño presented information on Philippine economic activities and relations with major trade partners. Santarita’s discussion focused on Philippine migration policies, experiences, and roles in the ASEAN. Chirathivat and Co provided additional insights and a recap of the forum’s highlights. Co added that the mechanisms and processes for reaching agreements, in spite of the diversity among ASEAN nations’ interests and culture, can promote cooperation for members of the association to serve as generators or centers of growth in both regional and the global economic arenas. (Fred Dabu, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/student-services-units-buckle-up-for-gender-mainstreaming/ | Student services units buckle up for gender mainstreaming – University of the Philippines | Student services units buckle up for gender mainstreaming Student services units buckle up for gender mainstreaming May 7, 2019 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc Representatives of offices dispensing student services meet in UP Diliman for the gender mainstreaming consultative workshop. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO The UP System consulted UP offices that deal directly with students and student organizations in the first phase of a “gender mainstreaming” effort for the entire University. In a workshop organized by the UP Padayon Public Service Office (PPSO) on April 29 and 30, 2019 at the UP Diliman (UPD) Institute of Small Scale Industries, the UP Technical Working (TWG) on Gender Sensitivity and Equality consulted with the constituent unit (CU) offices of student affairs, the registrar, gender, housing, health service, counseling and guidance, anti-sexual harassment, and student councils. Padayon Public Service Office Director and TWG on Gender Sensitivity and Equality Chair Jeanette Yasol-Naval orients the participants on the tasks at hand for the summit. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO Instituted by UP President Danilo Concepcion, the TWG is chaired by Jeanette Yasol-Naval of the PPSO, with the following members: Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Richard Philip Gonzalo; UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (CWGS) Director Nathalie Africa-Verceles; CWGS Deputy Director for Training and Outreach Excelsa Tongson; UPD Registrar Ma. Theresa Payongayong; UPD Office of Anti-Sexual Harassment (OASH) Coordinator Nancy Kimuell-Gabriel; UPD Gender Office Coordinator Teresa Paula de Luna; and, UPD Asian Center’s Maria Dulce Natividad. Currently, the CWGS is at the helm of implementing the Gender Guidelines and Anti-Sexual Harassment (ASH) Code of the University, and the development of programs and the coordination of efforts at gender mainstreaming, according to Vice President for Academic Affairs Cynthia Bautista in a message read by TWG member Verceles. Yasol-Naval said, “The TWG was primarily tasked to further craft programs and recommend policies that will continue promoting gender sensitivity and responsiveness among students and student organizations.” “We are now in the initial phase, which is the consultative workshop. The second one is the system-wide training of trainers on gender mainstreaming. The third one is the GST [gender sensitivity training] caravan where we will bring the training to the constituent universities,” Yasol-Naval added. The members of the TWG on Gender Sensitivity and Equality conduct a meeting during the last break-out sessions. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO The summit, “Gender Mainstreaming Program for Students and Student Organizations: A Consultative Workshop”, was able to draft the following resolutions for adoption by the TWG as part of its recommendation report: Ensure BOR approval for all gender offices/centers in all CUs; Conduct system-wide regular capacity-building workshops among faculty, students, staff reaching out to other UP workers and organizations; Craft standardized protocols, referral systems and processes related to student services and programs across CUs; Provide adequate staff complement for Offices of Anti-Sexual Harassment and Gender Offices personnel across CUs; Set standards in functional staffing for the delivery of quality services, including proper administrative load credit and reenergizing leaves; Institutionalize ways to recognize student organizations that initiate and participate in gender sensitivity programs; Create programs to address sexual and reproductive health, and mental health concerns in all campuses; Implement preventive and responsive protocols related to student services and programs; Institute required courses on women, gender and sexuality; Monitor and evaluate ASH Code and Gender Guidelines implementation; Create a System committee comprised of OASH coordinators to evaluate and review the ASH Code with particular attention to jurisdiction issues; Engage and include CU budget and accounting officers in gender-related programs and projects; Expand student financial assistance programs of the University; Immediately conduct training of trainers among staff of offices that deliver student services; Institutionalize GST in the University (make it a System-wide policy); and, Build all-gender comfort rooms, child minding stations, maternal/paternal/parental and child-care facilities, wellness hubs, and other inclusive facilities. Participants are divided into office clusters to gather gender concerns encountered in their delivery of services to students. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO Participants of break-out sessions, by constituent unit, discuss a plan of action. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO “UP stands firm in its commitment to the highest ideals of honor and excellence, to the practice of gender equity, and the promotion of rights for all,” said Executive Vice President Teodoro Herbosa in welcoming the workshop participants on behalf of Concepcion. “Our administration is ready to invest in and support the output and recommendations that will emerge from this summit,” he added. |
https://up.edu.ph/cebus-fab-fablab/ | Cebu’s fab fablab – University of the Philippines | Cebu’s fab fablab Cebu’s fab fablab January 5, 2018 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc UP Cebu Fablab is visited by students of the Professional Academy of the Philippines, who get a demonstration of 3D printing. (Photo courtesy of the Fablab UP Cebu Facebook) There’s a growing space in the world for a growing community of “makers.” Makers are those who transform the virtual into actual physical objects. They “make” in a network of laboratories specifically equipped for rapid fabrication, thus, “fablabs.” A new member of this global network, and among very few fablabs in the Philippines, the UP Cebu FabLab has made its presence felt since opening in September 2016. A project of the University and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), it is doing what it set out to do: people the booming industries of Cebu with digital creatives able to convert their designs into solid reality. UP Cebu Fablab enables those creatives with fablab basic services: laser cutting, desktop and large CNC (computer numerical control) milling, 3D printing, large-format printing, and vinyl cutting. It has two conference rooms with Wi-fi: one equipped with 15 computer units with 3D modeling and design software. Students of the Professional Academy of the Philippines get a demonstration of CNC milling at the UP Cebu Fablab. (Photo courtesy of the Fablab UP Cebu Facebook) On top of these physical features is the laboratory’s young but already cherished tradition of openness. “I know for sure there are some companies who have machines like these: the typical tarpaulin printer machine, laser cutters, and this CNC. But they are privately owned. What we provide here is democratic access to these machines,” UP Cebu Fablab manager Jay Nathan Jore says. “And it’s a kind of a one-stop shop,” he adds, as he emphasizes the training the facility also provides on fabrication and the use of the machines. One is hard put to call it a “laboratory.” Jore would rather call it “makerspace,” a “communal space” open to makers in the region where there had been none. One comes in and is greeted cordially by teachers, staff, and a cardboard T-Rex as tall as a human. A shelf presents rows of curios and collectibles. At the farther end of the main hall is a quirky lounge set and a CNC-shaped conference table. Beside it, an arcade game console is ready to be played. All are prototypes fabricated in-house. Walk-in guests get a rush of ideas and possibilities. The UP Cebu Fablab team headed by Prof. Jay Nathan Jore (seated). (Photo courtesy of the Fablab UP Cebu Facebook) They comprise the majority of the clientele: enthusiasts from outside UP, and micro, small, and medium enterprises in the region. The 30-percent student clientele mostly come from other universities, to include medical students 3D-printing brain, parts of the spinal column, and teeth for visualization. “We are one center that can bring students from different universities—competing universities—together and to work together. In one weekend there were students from San Carlos, from San Jose Recoletos, from others, who all wanted to have something done in the Fablab. It was fun seeing them together,” Jore says, adding that students are given discounts on the already cheap rates. “People would come: entrepreneurs one day, artists and designers the next, and engineers or architects on another. We know these engagements would germinate things we could not by ourselves [in UP Cebu].” A UP Cebu Fablab workshop features IoT technology. (Photo courtesy of the Fablab UP Cebu Facebook) The Fablab has served 350 individuals as of October 2017, germinating 25 to 30 product prototypes a month. These include scale models of buildings, trophies, electronics, and prize-winning entries to design contests by UP Cebu students. Apparel, fashion accessories, shoes and bags developed by UP Cebu students from scrap and salvaged wood in the Fablab won this year’s “Green Fashion Revolution.” For Jore, engagement is an essential feature of a fablab, and that which characterizes UP Cebu Fablab and the people it attracts. He noted this in a burgeoning group of “tinkerers, makers, and breakers” which the Fablab formed out of its online subscribers, eyeballing upon the initiative of an Australian volunteer. No longer virtual, the group comes up with a 15-person turnout every Thursday night, indulging their maker enthusiasm together, learning more about fabrication and brewing ideas for projects. As a government-subsidized facility, the Fablab has been helping the Cebu provincial government directly. DTI refers enterprises to it for product design consultation. The Fablab is also integral to Cebu DTI’s One-Town-One-Product program. A volunteer from Australia facilitates the first ever THINK. MAKE. BREAK. session at the UP Cebu Fablab. Participants from diverse backgrounds and expertise come together to learn from each other about becoming a “maker”. (Photo courtesy of the Fablab UP Cebu Facebook) “Aside from being the workspace for the program, what happens now is that our Product Design graduates from UP, who were trained in the Fablab, were hired by DTI to do prototyping, designing, research and development for products of the towns. We have them here and they use the machines,” Jore says. He shows an example of the label and packaging design for Argao’s specialty food items, torta and tablea, which reminds him of “DOST wanting us to study creating a center for packaging,” in which Fablab appears to be developing a specialty. “Another important thing the Fablab has done was organizing side by side with DTI Cebu the Slingshot Philippines Makers Edition in February this year,” Jore adds. “We brought together all fablabs in the Philippines. Together with Fablab Bohol (based in Bohol Island State University) and Fablab Mindanao (based in the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology), we were able to propose the establishment of the Philippine Fablab Network to provide a support system for all the fablabs in the Philippines. We hope to encourage more fablabs to open in the Philippines,” Jore says. Summer workshop sessions at the UP Cebu Fablab include Arduino, Robotics, Iot and Wearables. (Photo courtesy of the Fablab UP Cebu Facebook) He also hopes to upgrade the UP Cebu Fablab to keep up with the growing community. “We only have one 3D printer. We need to acquire at least three more. And we need to acquire another kind of laser cutter to cut through hard metal and stones, because this one could only cut through wood, plastics, and soft metal. . . . And sewing machines, soldering and other jewelry equipment. We need to cover ceramics and glass.” With these, UP Cebu Fablab can better respond to the public. “We provide a public service,” Jore reiterates. This public includes future designers as young as senior high school students. The Fablab must continue extending its services, even as the community gravitates to this special Cebu hub on its own. The more followers UP Cebu Fablab has, the more secure will Cebu’s place be as the birthing ground of innovations, which begin with fabricated prototypes. |
https://up.edu.ph/experts-discuss-screening-people-for-covid-19-vaccination/ | Experts discuss screening people for COViD-19 vaccination – University of the Philippines | Experts discuss screening people for COViD-19 vaccination Experts discuss screening people for COViD-19 vaccination February 3, 2021 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc Doctors from the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) and the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) offer expert advice on screening people for COViD-19 vaccinations in the 39th edition of UP’s “Stop CoViD Deaths” webinar series to be streamed on February 5, 2021 at 12 noon. Titled “Who Should Not be Vaccinated for CoViD-19?”, the webinar will discuss contraindications for COViD-19 vaccination and implications for people with underlying diseases, previous infections, and of certain age groups, among others. The main resource speakers are: Dr. Regina Berba of the UP College of Medicine, head of the PGH Hospital Infection Control Unit; and, Dr. Shelley Ann De la Vega, director of the UPM National Institutes of Health Institute on Aging. Dr. Inday Dans, pediatrician and clinical epidemiologist at PGH, will share her views on what is known about vaccination for children. The webinar series is presented by UP in partnership with the UP Manila National Institutes of Health-Telehealth Center for health professionals. The latest edition It is a special edition organized in cooperation with the UP-PGH. It will also feature remarks by: UP Executive Vice President Dr. Teodoro Herbosa, a special adviser of the National Task Force on CoViD-19; and UPM Chancellor Carmencita Padilla, a leading pediatrician. Those who wish to participate may register at bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar39 |
https://up.edu.ph/fire-and-a-pandemic-the-up-pgh-response/ | Fire and a pandemic: The UP-PGH response – University of the Philippines | Fire and a pandemic: The UP-PGH response Fire and a pandemic: The UP-PGH response May 19, 2021 | Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo It was past midnight, within the first hour of May 16, when a fire broke out on the third floor of the biggest COVID-19 referral hospital in the country. Hospital staff was alert, calm, and quick in selflessly putting patients out of harm’s way. The University of the Philippines’ Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) successfully evacuated its patients and health care workers with a zero casualty count from the traumatizing fire. Nearby hospitals stepped up to take in displaced patients. What happened at the UP-PGH during those hours of fear and uncertainty? How did its people deal with an emergency on top of a public health crisis? Learn about the UP-PGH’s disaster preparedness in the middle of a pandemic in the 53rd episode of the UP “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar series, “May Sunog! Ligtas na Paglikas sa Panahon ng COVID-19”, on May 21, 12nn Philippine time, via Zoom. Listen to Dr. Rodney Dofitas, a senior surgeon, who heads manpower support in the UP-PGH COVID Crisis Team and who was present at the time of the incident, recount the events of that early morning fire—from the deployment of the hospital’s evacuation response, to working in coordination with firefighters and setting up the incident command system. Crucial decisions and strategies to emerge stronger from this event will be discussed by Dr. Gerardo Legaspi, UP-PGH Director. Learn about the hospital’s disaster preparedness plans and drills from Dr. Carlos Primero Gundran, UP Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Head. Get insights from the reactors: Dr. Regina Berba, Head of the UP-PGH Infection Control Unit, on infection control risks in emergencies; Dr. Stella Marie Jose, Deputy Dfor Health Operations of the UP-PGH, on the evacuation of children with cancer; and, Dr. Jonas del Rosario, UP-PGH spokesperson, on communication and working with media. To register for the webinar, go to bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar53. If the Zoom registration can no longer be accommodated, the webinar’s livestream may be viewed via TVUP’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. |
https://up.edu.ph/video-talunin-natin-ang-covid-19-bayanihan-na/ | [Video] Talunin Natin ang COVID-19! Bayanihan Na! – University of the Philippines | [Video] Talunin Natin ang COVID-19! Bayanihan Na! [Video] Talunin Natin ang COVID-19! Bayanihan Na! April 13, 2020 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office As the country faces down a global pandemic, the University of the Philippines remains steadfast in the midst of battle. But to continue the fight, the national university needs your support. A short video produced by TVUP, an Internet television (webcast) network operated by UP, highlights a few of the many ways that the UP communities in all its eight constituent units are doing their part to win the fight against COVID-19. Some of UP’s COVID-related endeavors featured in the video include: the UP-Philippine General Hospital being designated as a COVID-19 referral center; UP scientists from the UP Manila National Institutes of Health and the Philippine Genome Center producing affordable and efficient COVID-19 test kits; the opening of a 24/7 UP-PGH COVID-19 Bayanihan Na! Operations Center (Hotline no. 155-200) to respond to questions about the viral disease and to facilitate donations to the UP-PGH’s frontliners; the UP COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team’s web portal featuring an interactive map showing the viral outbreak across the country, among others. Watch the video here, and please consider giving to UP to support the University’s and the country’s fight against COVID-19. Iskolar ng bayan, ngayon ay lumalaban para sa taumbayan! |
https://up.edu.ph/up-webinar-to-explain-long-covid-reinfection/ | UP webinar to explain “long COVID” reinfection – University of the Philippines | UP webinar to explain “long COVID” reinfection UP webinar to explain “long COVID” reinfection March 1, 2022 | Written by Deina Blancaflor COVID-19 cases have been gradually dipping day by day; however, we are still seeing scenarios of reinfection, especially with our front liners who are repeatedly exposed to the virus. Moreover, “long COVID” or post-COVID conditions, described as recurring, returning, or even new symptoms even after recovery are also being observed. These raise a lot of questions that the Stop COVID Deaths webinar aims to answer. How often can reinfection occur? Is a reinfection less severe than the previous infection? Which of the different variants cause greater risk for reinfection? What are the symptoms of “Long COVID”? How long can “Long COVID” last? Can “Long COVID” be fatal? The University of the Philippines, in partnership with UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center and in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital (PGH), would like to invite you to join the fight against COVID-19. In this special episode titled, “COVID-19 Na Naman?! Repeat COVID-19 and Long-term Effects,” experts as well as medical front liners who have had multiple reinfections will share their knowledge and first-hand experience as patients. The panel includes Dr. Regina P. Berba, Head of the PGH Infection Control Unit; Dr. Camilo C. Roa, Jr., Professor of Medicine, also at UP PGH; and UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo. PGH Director, Dr. Gerardo Legaspi, who has also survived repeat infections, will open the webinar on behalf of frontliners. Meanwhile, the synthesis and closing remarks will be delivered by Dr. Stella Marie L. Jose, Deputy Director for Hospital Operations at PGH. Join the UP this Friday, March 4, 2022, from 12 to 2pm in this online discussion. Register here and catch our weekly live tweets and streams via the UP System Twitter Account and TVUP’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. The Stop COVID Deaths Webinar Series is the Philippines’ first and only frontline-focused medical webinar series. It pioneered the discussion, dissemination, and adoption of knowledge on COVID-19 treatment and management. Follow our accounts to stay connected with your credible online community. Together, let’s stop COVID deaths! |
https://up.edu.ph/upms-dr-carmencita-padilla-conferred-the-order-of-national-scientist/ | UPM’s Dr. Carmencita Padilla conferred the Order of National Scientist – University of the Philippines | UPM’s Dr. Carmencita Padilla conferred the Order of National Scientist UPM’s Dr. Carmencita Padilla conferred the Order of National Scientist September 7, 2023 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla. File photo from the UP Media and Public Relations Office. The University of the Philippines (UP) and its academic community congratulate Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla, outgoing UP Manila Chancellor and Outstanding Alumna, on being conferred the Order of National Scientist by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., in a ceremony held on August 31, 2023, at the Malacañang Palace. Dr. Padilla was honored especially for her pioneering work as a world renowned clinical geneticist and on newborn screening in the Philippines, and for the establishment of the UP Philippine Genome Center (UP PCG). Administered by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), the Order of National Scientist Award (Orden ng Gawad ng Pambansang Alagad ng Agham) is the highest national recognition given to a scientist in the Philippines. It is conferred by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the NAST. Currently, there are 43 distinguished Filipinos who hold the title of National Scientists of the Philippines, with Dr. Padilla as the 43rd as well as the 40th who are UP alumni. She is also the 10th from UP Manila, and the third UP Manila Chancellor to be conferred the title. Dr. Padilla is the first National Scientist to have expertise in the field of medical genetics, as well as the only living female National Scientist in the health sciences. Dr. Padilla is recognized for her significant contribution to the field of clinical genetics in the Philippines. Her notable studies were conducted on the prevalence and cost-benefits analysis of a national program for newborn screening to prevent mental retardation and death from certain congenital disorders detectable at birth. It is due to her research that newborn screening is being implemented in over 7,400 health facilities in the Philippines to date, saving countless babies from mental retardation and death. Dr. Padilla also made very important contributions in the field of genomics with the establishment of the UP PGC as a multidisciplinary institution that combines basic and applied research for the development of health diagnostics, therapeutics, DNA forensics, preventive products, and for the improvement of crop varieties in the country. She served as the Executive Director of the UP PGC from 2011 to 2016, during which she oversaw the critical growth phases of the institution that eventually played a major role in the national government’s public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also led the establishment of various medical and laboratory facilities, such as: the Genetic Laboratories at the UP Manila National Institute of Health (UPM NIH); the Cytogenetics Laboratories that was originally at the UP Philippine General Hospital (UP PGH) in 1991 and eventually moved to the UPM NIH in 1997; the Newborn Screening Center (1997); the Molecular Genetics Laboratory (2001); the Biochemistry Laboratory (2001); the Micro Array Laboratory (2010); and the Hemoglobinopathy Laboratory (2014). All of these laboratories cater to patients of the UP PGH and other hospitals around the country. Dr. Padilla has been a member of the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) since 2008 as an Academician in the Health Sciences Division. The University proudly celebrates this special award for one of its distinguished UP alumni, acknowledging Dr. Padilla not only for her contribution in genetics, her field of expertise, but also for inspiring many Filipinos to strive for excellence in their respective fields and careers while also being able to give back to the Filipino community. Dr. Padilla remains an exemplar of “a woman for others”, one who has played a vital role in the country’s progressive growth. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-padayon-forges-network-of-experts-students-for-manila-bays-rehabilitation/ | UP Padayon forges network of experts, students for Manila Bay’s rehabilitation – University of the Philippines | UP Padayon forges network of experts, students for Manila Bay’s rehabilitation UP Padayon forges network of experts, students for Manila Bay’s rehabilitation July 29, 2019 | Written by Stephanie Cabigao The University of the Philippines, through the Padayon Public Service Office or UP Padayon, is working for the advancement of the Manila Bay rehabilitation. The academic as well as public service initiatives of the various colleges across the UP system have aided key national government agencies in the bid to make Manila Bay sustainable. UP Padayon has forged a network of resources that will further mainstream the contributions of UP’s academic, research and public service efforts toward Manila Bay’s rehabilitation. “This consolidation is necessary as it enables us to see the comprehensiveness of UP’s involvement in addressing Manila Bay’s systemic rehabilitation,” Padayon Director Jeanette L. Yasol-Naval said. From left to right: Patricia Liganor (UP Padayon), Grace Maglunog (NSTP Diliman), Vianne Delfinado (NSTP Diliman), Mr. Charles Mijares (Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary), Prof. Ben Vallejo Jr. (UPD STS Coordinator), Director Jeanette L. Yasol-Naval (UP Padayon), Director Mahar Lagmay (UP Resilience Institute),), Director Arlyn Macapinlac (NSTP Diliman), and Mr. Elmar Aniciete (DMST). (Photo by Patricia Liganor, UP Padayon) From community to scholarship engagement Since April, the UP Diliman National Service Training Program (NSTP) has partnered with the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) in conducting an awareness campaign, “Sikhay Lingkod 2: A Summit on Volunteerism,” which featured grassroots initiatives and advocacies, especially in maritime and environmental protection, as well as the Manila Bay clean-up drive. Representatives of UP Padayon, UPRI, STS Diliman, NSTP Diliman, DMST, and PCGA discuss the past efforts of each unit for the Manila Bay rehabilitation and how UP can engage its students in this endeavor. (Photo by Patricia Liganor, UP Padayon) UP Padayon Director Yasol-Naval stressed that UP’s engagement in Manila Bay’s rehabilitation goes beyond clean-up, and has underlined the fact that “UP’s participation could be in the form of sharing of expertise, and scholarly and technical assistance, which may come from the different disciplines of science, social science, urban regional planning, mass communication, law, among others, in developing a holistic approach in rehabilitating Manila Bay.” Manila Bay Sustainable Development Master Plan Office at Pasig City. (Photo by Patricia Liganor, UP Padayon) Coordination meetings have been initiated by UP Padayon with key UP experts who are actively involved with the Manila Bay rehabilitation. The team from UP Los Baños, for example, is comprised of former UPLB Chancellor Rex Victor O. Cruz, Ph.D., as the head, and Prof. Ricardo M. Sandalo and Prof. Leonardo M. Florece, Ph.D., who form the core of the leading local consultants of the 13-month Manila Bay Sustainable Development Master Plan project conducted by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “The challenge is how to come up with a master plan that is reasonably acceptable to everyone. And the overall goal of the master development plan is to ensure that Manila Bay is sustainable and resilient,” Cruz said. UP Padayon with Stephanie S. Cabigao of UP MPRO meet with Ms. Kristyl Pardo, Prof. Ricardo Sandalo, Prof. Leonardo Florece, and Prof. Rex Victor Cruz to discuss UPLB’s efforts to save Manila Bay. (Photo by Patricia Liganor, UP Padayon) Another example of the University’s institutional collaboration and engagement in the Manila Bay rehabilitation project is the tri-campus effort of UP Diliman, UP Manila and UP Los Baños, as shared by UP Diliman College of Science Dean Laura T. David during a meeting with UP Padayon. Towards a sustainable and resilient Manila Bay The Manila Bay Sustainable Development Master Plan project is almost done with its first, planning phase. “The second phase, which is the action-planning phase, will now put flesh to the identified primary measures such as improving water quality, solid waste management as well as conditions of informal settlements, sustainable fisheries, among others. There are different programs for continuous research and monitoring that are lined up, and I think this is where UP’s engagement is vital,” said Cruz. Meanwhile, David offered the results of the tri-campus research efforts through data-sharing with national and local government agencies involved in the rehabilitation project. David stressed the importance of data-sharing to see and appreciate how much of Manila Bay’s good assets remain. “We aim to surface the science behind the rehabilitation process as palpably as possible, until we can claim that Manila Bay is safe in terms of its appearance and even scent, and that we are able to swim in it, more so to harvest food from it,” David added. Director Yasol-Naval meets with UP Diliman College of Science OIC-Dean Laura David regarding the meeting of UP Diliman, UP Manila, and UP Los Baños on the Manila Bay Rehabilitation. (Photo by Patricia Liganor, UP Padayon) In these series of coordination meetings, UP Padayon committed to aligning the various University efforts and facilitating significant endeavors, such as the creation of a research and development agenda and mobilization of research funding for the Manila Bay rehabilitation programs lined up. A public forum is also set in September to encourage more participation from students, scholars and experts. |
https://up.edu.ph/intl-archaeologists-to-hold-conference-on-homo-luzonensis-hominin-record-of-southeast-asia/ | Int’l Archaeologists to hold Conference on Homo luzonensis & Hominin record of Southeast Asia – University of the Philippines | Int’l Archaeologists to hold Conference on Homo luzonensis & Hominin record of Southeast Asia Int’l Archaeologists to hold Conference on Homo luzonensis & Hominin record of Southeast Asia January 29, 2020 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office International and local archaeologists will convene in an international conference on the Homo luzonensis and Hominin record of Southeast Asia on February 3 to 4 at the College of Science Auditorium, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City; and on February 5 to 6, at Hotel Buntun, Tuguegarao City. This event is organized by the Archaeological Studies Program, University of the Philippines, Diliman, with the support of the University of the Philippines System, the Wenner Gren Foundation, the National Museum of the Philippines, the Provincial Government of Cagayan, the Local Government of Quezon City, and the UP Alpha Sigma Fraternity. This conference will center on archaeological findings from Callao Cave, Peñablanca, Cagayan Valley obtained during previous archaeological excavations. Among the significant artefacts analyzed were a foot bone and human teeth of the newly discovered species of hominin, Homo luzonensis. This adds to the paleoanthropological record of Homo floresiensis from the island of Flores, Indonesia first reported in 2004, and the Late Pleistocene hominin record of East and Southeast Asia. These archaeological findings have laid enough basis to re-examine existing knowledge on human evolution, migration, colonization and the interaction of human species in prehistoric Southeast Asia. This conference will have nine sessions featuring internationally-acclaimed archaeologists who were invited to present individual discussions on the following topics: Palaeoanthropology of luzonensis; Evolutionary history and archaeological record of floresiensis; Hominin dispersal and evolution on islands; The origins and timing of dispersal of hominins in Southeast Asia; The archaeological background of Callao Cave; and The Pleistocene archaeological record of the Philippines. The use bio-chemistry in Paleoanthropology To pre-register to this conference, you may fill this up: https://forms.gle/PsRWHVu3EkWHf6A66 Deadline is on or before January 31, 2020 (Friday). Because of the limited number of seats, we will be prioritizing those who are able to attend both days of the conference. You will receive an email for confirmation of your slot. Please note the following: Snacks will be served. Book of abstracts, IDs and certificate will be provided. Conference Invite Dates: February 3 to 4 2020 Event Address: UP College of Science Auditorium P. Velasquez Street, Quezon City, NCR 1101 INVITATION TO COVER EVENT: This event has very limited seating capacity and is BY INVITATION ONLY. Please confirm your attendance by sending an email to homoluzonensisconference2020@gmail.com for more information. |
https://up.edu.ph/intl-conference-hosted-by-up-and-philhealth-to-deal-with-innovation-and-transformation-of-medical-education/ | Int’l conference hosted by UP and PhilHealth to deal with innovation and transformation of medical education – University of the Philippines | Int’l conference hosted by UP and PhilHealth to deal with innovation and transformation of medical education Int’l conference hosted by UP and PhilHealth to deal with innovation and transformation of medical education November 19, 2020 | Written by Fred Dabu The training of future medical doctors needs to become more innovative and sustained especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the transforming landscape of education, medical schools around the world are now using telehealth platforms and simulation laboratories. All these changes are necessary so that students in the first four years of medical schooling, as well as educators, will continue to adapt and hone their skills in the art and science of healing. The training of future medical doctors needs to become more innovative and sustained especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the transforming landscape of education, medical schools around the world are now using telehealth platforms and simulation laboratories. All these changes are necessary so that students in the first four years of medical schooling, as well as educators, will continue to adapt and hone their skills in the art and science of healing. As part of the STOP COVID DEATHS webinar series of the University of the Philippines, in partnership with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), the “Virtual International Conference on Medical Education in the Pandemic – Part 2: Innovation and Transformation of Medical Education” will be held on Friday, November 20, from 12nn to 2pm. Among the issues and corresponding solutions to be discussed in the conference are restricted interactions among faculty, fellow students, and patients during the pandemic. Even with such restrictions and suspension of face-to-face classes, medical students must continue to undergo rigorous, experiential, and interactive training. Changes in the curriculum, technology-based methods, and other innovations are being applied and anticipated. While students are becoming more engaged in research, educators are looking at more opportunities for them to serve patients in low-transmission areas so that they will become adequately prepared as humane, ethical, and excellent practitioners and specialists in the future. Dr. Charlotte Chiong, Dean of the College of Medicine of UP Manila; Dr. Shin Chan Soo, Dean of the College of Medicine of the Seoul National University; and, Dr. Rajeev Kumar, Associate Dean for Academics of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, will serve as presenters. Terence Lapeñas of the Asian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) – Philippines and Regional Chairperson to AMSA-International; and, Ferdinand Nykko Bautista, National Medical Interns Chapter Chair of the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges (APMC) Student Network, will serve as reactors. Dr. Ramon Arcadio, Executive Director of the APMC, will deliver the opening remarks. Dr. Roderico Ofrin, Country Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) India, will deliver the welcome message at the conference. This special online event is organized by UP, in partnership with PhilHealth and the UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center, and in cooperation with the UPCM and the UP-PGH. Register here: bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar31. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-communication-research-department-leads-second-communication-research-international-conference/ | UP Communication Research Department leads Second Communication Research International Conference – University of the Philippines | UP Communication Research Department leads Second Communication Research International Conference UP Communication Research Department leads Second Communication Research International Conference September 9, 2019 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office The Department of Communication Research of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication is holding the 2nd Communication Research International Conference (CRIC) at the Film Center of UP Diliman on 17 and 18 October 2019. CRIC 2019 provides a venue for students, faculty, and media professionals across the country to share and disseminate their studies in the field of communication and media. First organized by the Department of Communication Research in 2016, CRIC is the geographic expansion of the National Communication Research Conference, which started in 2012, and the Communication Research Student Conference, which began in 2008. This year’s theme, “Crossroads and Off-roads in Online Worlds,” explores how the expansion of online communities within and across borders help mainstream or marginalize various ideas, issues, and sectors. The conference thus examines how mediated and non-mediated human communication adopts, appropriates, or disrupts digital inclusions and exclusions. The conference involves plenary sessions with invited speakers and parallel sessions featuring competitive papers. Details are available at https://www.facebook.com/upcmcCRIC/. The conference is open to everyone, including those who will not present a paper. The registration fee covers the book of abstracts, conference badge, and certificate of participation. To register, and for other registration details, interested parties can visit http://www.bit.ly/cric2019registration. |
https://up.edu.ph/fact-or-fake-stop-covid-deaths-hosts-game-show-type-webinar-on-covid-19-infodemic/ | Fact or fake? ‘Stop COVID Deaths’ hosts game show type webinar on COVID-19 infodemic – University of the Philippines | Fact or fake? ‘Stop COVID Deaths’ hosts game show type webinar on COVID-19 infodemic Fact or fake? ‘Stop COVID Deaths’ hosts game show type webinar on COVID-19 infodemic October 21, 2021 | Written by Deina Blancaflor The University of the Philippines, in partnership with UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center, and in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital (PGH), would like to invite you to join the fight against COVID-19. Apart from the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and the World Health Organization have also warned citizens of a simultaneous “infodemic”—too much information, including false or misleading information, in digital and physical environments during a disease outbreak. Wrong information can influence one’s behavior, cause panic, seed doubt, and even worsen the transmission of the virus. COVID-19 is the first pandemic heavily tied upon the internet and social media, so steps must be taken in order to control disinformation, misinformation, malinformation, or what we normally know as ‘fake news’. How do we know if what we’re reading about COVID-19 is fact or fake? Are there red flags to better distinguish what’s real from not? What steps should we consider before sharing these information and updates to our followers and loved ones? This Friday, October 22, from 12pm-2pm, join us for a game show-style “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar series episode. Titled, “Fact or Fake: Be COVID-19 Social Media Smart!,” speakers who are proficient in communication and digital media will present some of the COVID-19 pieces they’ve encountered, and the audience will vote on whether they’re authentic or not. The speakers will also share tips on how to fact-check and be smarter with the things we share online. The panel includes Roby Alampay (founder and chairman, Puma Public Productions), Dr. Jason Ligot (international health promotion specialist and Director for Development Communication, Organic Intelligence), Dr. Albert Domingo (health systems specialist), Joy Flavier-Alampay (Executive Director, Asia Society Philippines), and Ceej Tantengco (Head of Communications, PumaPodcast). UP System Vice President for Public Affairs, Dr. Elena Pernia and UP Manila Chancellor, Dr. Carmencita Padilla, will officially open and close the event. Register for the webinar here and catch our weekly live tweets and streams via the UP System Twitter Account and TVUP’s YouTube and Facebook pages. The Stop COVID Deaths Webinar Series is the Philippines’ first and only frontline-focused medical webinar series. It pioneered the discussion, dissemination, and adoption of knowledge on COVID-19 treatment and management. Follow our accounts to stay connected with your credible online community. |
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