The UP Visayas College of Management batch 1992 contributed funds for the construction of Delian Day Care Center in Coron, Palawan. Aside from this, they also provided books and other school materials for the children. This project is spearheaded by UP alumni Cyril Gepanayao and Gabriel Jover. The UP Visayas College of Management batch 1992 […]
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How conserving an art practice also conserves nature
by Pao Vergara With the ubiquity of nature photography and videography, thanks to electronic media, one housewife’s passion is reviving a lost art–while also protecting a bigger future On an overcast morning at the Conrad Manila, World Nature Conservation Day 2021 saw various sectors and organizations unite to add splashes of color to an otherwise […]
‘1941’: In Cordillera, film is a cultural weapon vs distortion
National Artist Kidlat Tahimik found himself taking a small part in a locally produced war movie that strives to depict a “genuine Cordillera” when the Japanese Imperial Army invaded the country during World War II.
UP Law’s first magna cum laude in over a decade stays grounded
By: Denver Del Rosario – Social Media Specialist / @DenverINQ MANILA, Philippines — When full-time working student Danica Mae Godornes learned that she would be graduating from the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law both as batch valedictorian and magna cum laude, she was nothing but surprised. “I do not compute my grades,” […]
Scaling new heights: Aguda’s journey
A lucky combination: His love for technology and his passion for education may very well be a good marriage of sorts. It was technology that became the winning anchor in transforming the many ways in which we do our banking these days.
Luis “Junyee” Yee, Jr.: A Portrait of an (National) Artist as Filipino
by Karina Lagdameo-Santillan ARTIST’S PROFILE I first met Junyee when I was a student at the University of the Philippines in the early seventies. Together with some artist friends, we would later visit him when he began living in the campus of UP, Los Banos, which has become his home and a source of indigenous […]
Agribusiness management graduate now earns from their family farm
by Patricia Bianca Taculao Mark Dexter Iglesias is an entrepreneur and the owner of Iglesias Farms in Malvar, Batangas. But he didn’t always expect to play an active role in agriculture. He didn’t even plan to take a degree in Agribusiness Management. But since life works in mysterious ways, he was eventually set on that […]
Matatapang, matatalino, magaganda: Here are some celeb Iskos and Iskas who embody ‘honor and excellence’
“Honor and excellence” is the defining motto of the University of the Philippines. And based from a few of the state university’s outstanding alumni in various fields, these values far transcend academic life. Though celebrities sometimes get the bad rap for choosing their career over education, these actors and actresses kept their noses to the […]
Taste Of Home: Singapore Based Chef Johanne Siy On Her Favourite Filipino Eats
While the Filipino chef hasn’t been based in the Philippines since 2003, she can’t help but miss the variety of nostalgic dishes that shaped her love for food
Meet the first Filipino to graduate in an Australian university
Dr Dionisia Rola is the first Filipino Australian scholar under the New Colombo Plan.