By MARK CRUZET GOOGLE on Friday paid tribute to award-winning Filipina artist Pacita Abad with a doodle of herself and her work. Abad was born in 1946 in Basco, Batanes. In 1967, she graduated with a degree in Political Science at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City. She traveled to the United […]
Alumni Milestones
Victor A. Lim: pioneer advocate of PH-Japan friendship and cooperation
As Manila and Tokyo celebrate the 64th anniversary of the normalization of the Philippines-Japan relations on July 23, 2020, a ranking officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) takes us back in time to remember the late Victor A. Lim, one of the pioneering Filipinos who helped plant and nurture the ties between the two countries that are now “bearing fruits and is in full bloom.”
Alumni Relations Committee Convention 2019
The UP System – Office of Alumni Relations (UPS-OAR) organized the Alumni Relations Committee (ARC) Convention on November 07-08, 2019 at the F. Benitez Hall Alumni Center, UP Diliman.
A great ride: Edward Hernandez
Locals hitching a ride on a restored military truck after WWII was the catalyst to launching one of the largest bus companies in the Philippines. Today, the locals are still hopping on board, but travelling in far more comfort.
Student from UP Diliman Created an App that Provides Information About Careers in Agriculture Wins 2nd Place at the Hack4Rice Hackathon Last September 1
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), hosted a hackathon last August 30 to September 1 called Hack4Rice.
2019 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos Named: P1 Million Awaits Each Awardee
This year’s Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos have been presented during a press conference held on August 8 in Taguig City.
Former UP president Emil Javier named national scientist
By: Nestor Corrales MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has named former University of the Philippines president Emil Javier as the nation’s latest national scientist. Duterte conferred Javier the Order of National Scientist through Proclamation No. 781 released on Thursday. “[T]he works of Emil Q. Javier, Ph.D., in the field of agriculture, through spearheading the […]
PAL board appoints veteran in BPO management and corporate turnarounds as president and COO
PIONEERING flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has a new chief pilot on the seat.
UP Manila Chancellor Carmencita Padilla wins PRC Awards
UP Manila Chancellor Carmencita Padilla wins the 2019 PRC Award – Outstanding Professional for Medicine and Eric Nubla award for being the best among this year’s winners from the different professions. Source: UP Manila FB Page
Recto conferred UAP highest architecture award
Noted architect Philip H. Recto (BS Arch ’70) was conferred the Likha Gold Medal Award by the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) last April 11, 2019. This is the highest UAP architecture award and is given to illustrious architects in recognition of their impeccable moral character, highest standard of professional and ethical conduct, excellence […]