By: Dexter Cabalza “This guy’s gonna top the board exam. Remember the name, Jomel Lapides.” It was a friendly banter caught on video among Lapides and his batchmates from the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila after taking the board exams for physicians this November. On Thursday, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) confirmed that Lapides […]
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Veteran journalist Vicente Tirol dies at 75
by Paterno R. Esmaquel II MANILA, Philippines The late Vicente Tirol is best remembered as publisher of ‘Pinoy Times,’ a hard-hitting tabloid run by veteran journalists and known for its exposés against then president Joseph Estrada Veteran journalist Vicente G. Tirol died at the age of 75 on Monday evening, October 19, his son Jo-Ed […]
Thai alumnus speaks on the importance of a strong int’l alumni network
The webinar featured Dr. Weerapon Thongma, 2019 UPLB Outstanding Alumnus and a faculty-administrator at Maejo University, Thailand, who talked about sustaining the alliance between UPLB and its international alumni.
Chari Heredia-Reyes brings tastes of home to the US
By Carla Bianca Ravanes-Higham Just like most Filipinos, Chari Heredia-Reyes grew up surrounded by everything sweet “in a full household where fruitcakes and pastries were lined up by the hundreds during the Christmas season.” Coming from a family of eleven children, Chari took it upon herself to assist her mom’s seasonal undertaking of baking goodies […]
Google doodles Filipina artist Pacita Abad
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 […]
He discovered his career by accident and is now a top LA photographer
LOS ANGELES–If you’ve flipped through a fitness or health magazine, chances are you have seen the work of Filipino American Noel Daganta of Daganta Photography, who is a rising star in the photography industry.
Shaping a community of readers
“BIBI Mangki is a reading monkey who believed that there is unity in diversity and that we are more similar than different. It does not matter if you are a monkey, as long as you aspire for a peaceful and just world,” Kenneth Bryan Meniado, 25, said.
Driving the supply chain of the future: Emmanuel ‘Noel’ Bautista
Emmanuel Bautista (BSChE 1986 mcl) is taking LF Logistics and its supply chain operation to the next level.
LF Logistics is on a mission to create the supply chain of the future. Part of a three-year plan launched by its parent supply chain company Li & Fung, it aims to satisfy customers in the digital economy.
Filipina Designer Tracy Dizon Shows Off Pinoy Pop Culture in Brooklyn
It is fall in New York. But instead of typical autumnal outfits making an appearance, the audience in front of Brooklyn’s Borough Hall is greeted with the sight of a modern Maria Clara.
Top PH biologist: Tech, data help us understand species better
New York University dean for science Michael Purugganan talks about mapping genes and genomes and shares insights about evolution and how it helps us understand the world