Throughout the world, the design community celebrates June 29 as World Industrial Design Day (WIDD). To mark this significant day, it is with infinite pride that the UP Society of Industrial Designers in cooperation with the UP College of Fine Arts and the Department of Visual Communication present: iD!D 2021 Industrial Design Diliman BOUNDLESS: Thriving Beyond Limits
In the midst of a growing pandemic and the isolation that comes with it, the event aims to motivate students, keep them up to date on industry practices, and promote the many job options available to an Industrial Design graduate. This event will include a two-day career presentation by six program alumni, as well as a week-long online exhibit showcasing student and alumni work.
Online Exhibition of Works [June 26 – July 2 via Facebook] The online exhibition will showcase the works of the featured alumni, as well as the works of students and alumni interested in participating.
#iDID2021 #WIDD #ServiceByDesign #UPSIDE
Caption and Pub by: Dat Rafanan and Jemimah Ladeza
Throughout the world, the design community celebrates June 29 as World Industrial Design Day (WIDD). To mark this significant day, it is with infinite pride that the UP Society of Industrial Designers in cooperation with the UP College of Fine Arts and the Department of Visual Communication present: iD!D 2021 Industrial Design Diliman BOUNDLESS: Thriving Beyond Limits
In the midst of a growing pandemic and the isolation that comes with it, the event aims to motivate students, keep them up to date on industry practices, and promote the many job options available to an Industrial Design graduate. This event will include a two-day career presentation by six program alumni, as well as a week-long online exhibit showcasing student and alumni work.
Online Exhibition of Works [June 26 – July 2 via Facebook] The online exhibition will showcase the works of the featured alumni, as well as the works of students and alumni interested in participating.
#iDID2021 #WIDD #ServiceByDesign #UPSIDE
Caption and Pub by: Dat Rafanan and Jemimah Ladeza
The University of the Philippines in partnership with UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center and in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital would like to invite you to join the Fight Against COVID-19!
Registration slots are limited to this VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS of the STOP COVID DEATHS Webinar Series, so sign up NOW: bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar59
Webinar #59 “COVID-19 in Children” July 2, 2021 (Friday) 12nn
Presenter: Dr. Maria Liza Antoinette M. Gonzales Associate Dean for Faculty and Students UP College of Medicine
Reactors: Millie Velasquez Walker
Patrick De Guzman
Dr. Diosdado M. San Antonio Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction Department of Education
Opening Remarks: Dr. Joselyn Eusebio President, Philippine Pediatric Society
Closing Remarks: Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla Chancellor, University of the Philippines Manila
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Webinar #59 July 2, 2021 “COVID-19 in Children” Special Topic
Can children get COVID?
In the early part of the pandemic, it was believed that COVID-19, and its moderate and severe forms were mainly a risk for adults, particularly adults with comorbidities like heart disease, diabetes or diseases of the immune system.
In this episode of STOP COVID DEATHS, the webinar co-sponsored by the Philippine Pediatric Society and its regional chapters — takes a closer look at Philippine data on COVID19 and children, its risks, symptoms and management. Data suggests that fewer children get infected compared to adults and that symptoms are primarily mild or kids are even asymptomatic. However, reports from other parts of the world point to how some children can get severely ill from COVID-19. They might require hospitalization, intensive care, or a ventilator to help them breathe. In rare cases, they might die.
Researchers from India have recently reported rare but serious medical condition associated with COVID-19 in children called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). According to the report, this condition usually develops four to six weeks after children and teenagers have recovered from Covid-19. Babies under 1 year old and children with certain underlying conditions may be more likely to have severe illness from COVID-19.
Join us on July 2 for a presentation of data from studies done at the Philippine General Hospital to be presented by Dr. Maria Liza Antoinette M. Gonzales. A teen Millie Velasquez Walker, who has had COVID and lingering symptoms from the United States will join the panel. A teen Patrick De Guzman from the Philippines will articulate the perspective from Manila. The Department of Education through Usec Diosdado M. San Antonio, will share its perspective on the topic. Opening remarks by Dr. Joselyn Eusebio, President of the Philippine Pediatric Society, and Closing Remarks from Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Manila.
This webinar series highlights the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the HIV prevention and care continuum and the lessons that can guide HIV service delivery in the post-pandemic Philippines.
We are delighted to inform the public that the University of the Philippines Baguio is set to hold the 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 (ICCS 3). Organized and hosted by the 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, it will be held on July 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2021, online via Zoom.
For more information, please visit the ICCS3 website at bit.ly/VirtualICCS3.
For queries, please send a message to the Cordillera Studies Center Public Page or an email to the conference organizing team at 𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐬𝟑@𝐮𝐩𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨@𝐮𝐩.𝐞𝐝𝐮.𝐩𝐡
Fellow alumni, the Community Services Center, through Community Educator, Bernadette Sison, is offering free parenting programs that we should all take advantage of. Operative word here is “FREE”, plus, the popular Nigerian quote of, “it takes a village to raise a child” is also true to many of us who were raised back in the Philippines, and even with some Filipino families who have migrated here in Canada.
Below please find the personal invitation of Bernadette, and we encourage you to link up with her to learn more.
FREE Parenting Program for my Kababayans!
Iniimbitahan ko po ang mga magulang, lolo, lola, uncle, auntie, or ang mga caregiver na nagbibigay aruga sa mga batang ang edad ay hanggang anim na taong gulang (0-6 years old) na makisali sa programang may kaugnayan sa pagpapalaki ng maayos at matatag na mga bata.
OPEN Talk features another discussion on the challenges and lessons learned when classes shifted to remote classrooms. In this talk, the focus is on the Alternative Learning System or ALS. Join us in the discussion with our resource speakers:
• Dr. Maria Mercedes “Ched” E . Arzadon, Professor, College of Education, University of the Philippines Diliman
• Mr. Rejulios M. Villenes, Public Schools District Supervisor, DepEd Division of Quezon – Lopez East District
• Ms. Zarah Kristine A. Flores, District ALS Coordinator, Lopez West District, DepEd Quezon, Adviser and Community Volunteer, SCAP Lopez, and volunteer at BAYANI Org.
Dr. Juliet Aleta Villanueva of the UPOU Faculty of Education shall moderate the discussion.
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Register for the Masterclass “The Constitutive Metamodel of Communication” which will be held on 07 July 2021, 7PM-10PM! Register at bit.ly/FICSMasterclassReg.
Dr. Robert T. Craig will serve as Thought Leader with Dr. Jean Saludadez as Moderator.
The University of the Philippines in partnership with UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center and in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital would like to invite you to join the Fight Against COVID-19!
Registration slots are limited to this SPECIAL EDITION of the STOP COVID DEATHS Webinar Series, so sign up NOW: bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar60
Webinar #60 “AIRBORNE OR AEROSOL: How is COVID-19 Transmitted?“ July 9, 2021 (Friday) 12nn
Presenter: Prof. Gerald Jo C. Denoga Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering University of the Philippines Diliman
Reactors: Dr. Regina P. Berba Head, PGH Hospital Infection Control Unit
Fr. Jett Villarin, SJ Former President, Ateneo De Manila University
Niña Corpuz Broadcast Journalist ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs
Opening Remarks: Dr. Elena E. Pernia Vice President for Public Affairs University of the Philippines System
Closing Remarks: Dr. Charlotte M. Chiong Dean, College of Medicine University of the Philippines Manila
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Webinar #60 July 9, 2021 “AIRBORNE OR AEROSOL: How is COVID-19 Transmitted?” Special Topic
The debate on the exact mode of transmission of SARSCov2 is typical for new viruses that require close examination. Apart from the fields of biology and medicine, transmission of microbes benefits from the perspectives of engineers who can measure viral particles and recreate how these can move in the air, physicists who study the properties and behavior of particles – as well as infectious disease specialists who can link all this information to human behavior that creates risk for infection.
We know that SARSCov2, the virus that has caused the pandemic, transmitted through droplets. We know that certain hospital procedures can aerosolize the virus and make it airborne – hence hospitals take airborne precautions. The question is, in the community, the workplace, homes and eventually in schools — are there situations where smaller particles can float in the air and still cause infection even after a person who sneezed or coughed has left the room? How long can the virus remain viable (capable of reproducing) in the air or on surfaces? What are the situations that have the highest risks in community transmission? How can we protect ourselves?
Do we need to keep a farther social distance? Completely refrain from eating indoors? How do we properly ventilate our offices, our homes and our schools?
These and many more aspects of the risks of SARSCov2 transmission will be discussed at the STOP COVID DEATHS webinar #60. Main presenter is a mechanical engineer from the UP Diliman College of Engineering, and Associate Dean for Research Prof. Gerald Jo C. Denoga. Reactors are Head of the PGH Hospital Infection Control Unit, Dr. Regina P. Berba; Physicist and former President of Ateneo de Manila University, Fr. Jett Villarin, SJ; and with special participation of veteran health broadcast journalist Niña Corpuz who will make a presentation on how to communicate health risks to the public. Opening Remarks by Vice President for Public Affairs of the University of the Philippines System, Dr. Elena E. Pernia and Closing Remarks by the Dean of the UP College of Medicine, Dr. Charlotte M. Chiong.
Speaker Carol Esguerra Colborn is Chair of the UPAAA Strategic Planning Committee, and a veteran of several nonprofit and for-profit boards. Explore an outline of her webinar and a brief bio https://bit.ly/3geiFoT
If you belong to a group that would like to form a nonprofit organization to help a new set of beneficiaries, this webinar will help you get started in the right direction.
If you would like to grow your non-profit organization to the next level or perhaps refocus your efforts to achieve better and bigger results, then this webinar will also help get you there.
If you are already a successful organization, a review of what you are doing would be good to reaffirm the right things you have done and perhaps uncover new ways of serving your beneficiaries.
Carol Esguerra Colborn is a Board Director and Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee of the UPAA in America. She has also served on the Board of nine other organizations, as Chair, President or Director in seven non-profits and two for-profits.*
Carol has also served as Deputy Commissioner of the BIR, Adviser to the Commission on Elections, Private Sector Representative to the National Information Technology Council, and upon her retirement, author of two travel books.**
She graduated from UP with degrees in BS Math and MBA and has completed a DPA, all but dissertation. She lives with her husband in Phoenix, Arizona.
*Chair, Philippine Institute for the Deaf Chair, Philippine Computer Society Foundation Chair and Founder, Information Technology Foundation of the Philippines President, Philippine Computer Society Founding President, Knowledge Management Association of the Philippines Founding Director, St. John the Baptist Parish Filipino-American Association Co-Founder and Adviser, UPAA Arizona Board Director and General Manager, MegaLink President/CEO and later, Vice-Chairman, BayanTrade
** Carolina: Cruising to an American Dream Cruising Past Seventy. It’s Not Only about Outer Journeys. It’s Also about Inner Ones.
The UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, in partnership with the UP Center of Integrative and Development Studies Decolonial Studies Program and Program on Health Systems Development, invites everyone to a webinar entitled, “COVID-19 sa Hangin?: a webinar on the latest updates regarding the airborne COVID-19 virus. Dr. Antonio Miguel Dans, professor at the UP Manila College of Medicine and convenor at the UP CIDS Program on Health Systems Development, is the resource person. The event is on July 10, 2021, 2:00 PM, via Zoom.
If you belong to a group that would like to form a nonprofit organization to help a new set of beneficiaries, this webinar will help you get started in the right direction.
If you would like to grow your non-profit organization to the next level or perhaps refocus your efforts to achieve better and bigger results, then this webinar will also help get you there.
If you are already a successful organization, a review of what you are doing would be good to reaffirm the right things you have done and perhaps uncover new ways of serving your beneficiaries.
Carol Esguerra Colborn is a Board Director and Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee of the UPAA in America. She has also served on the Board of nine other organizations, as Chair, President or Director in seven non-profits and two for-profits.*
Carol has also served as Deputy Commissioner of the BIR, Adviser to the Commission on Elections, Private Sector Representative to the National Information Technology Council, and upon her retirement, author of two travel books.**
She graduated from UP with degrees in BS Math and MBA and has completed a DPA, all but dissertation. She lives with her husband in Phoenix, Arizona.
*Chair, Philippine Institute for the Deaf Chair, Philippine Computer Society Foundation Chair and Founder, Information Technology Foundation of the Philippines President, Philippine Computer Society Founding President, Knowledge Management Association of the Philippines Founding Director, St. John the Baptist Parish Filipino-American Association Co-Founder and Adviser, UPAA Arizona Board Director and General Manager, MegaLink President/CEO and later, Vice-Chairman, BayanTrade
** Carolina: Cruising to an American Dream Cruising Past Seventy. It’s Not Only about Outer Journeys. It’s Also about Inner Ones.
The UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, in partnership with the UP Center of Integrative and Development Studies Decolonial Studies Program and Program on Health Systems Development, invites everyone to a webinar entitled, “COVID-19 sa Hangin?: a webinar on the latest updates regarding the airborne COVID-19 virus. Dr. Antonio Miguel Dans, professor at the UP Manila College of Medicine and convenor at the UP CIDS Program on Health Systems Development, is the resource person. The event is on July 10, 2021, 2:00 PM, via Zoom.
We are delighted to inform the public that the University of the Philippines Baguio is set to hold the 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 (ICCS 3). Organized and hosted by the 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, it will be held on July 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2021, online via Zoom.
For more information, please visit the ICCS3 website at bit.ly/VirtualICCS3.
For queries, please send a message to the Cordillera Studies Center Public Page or an email to the conference organizing team at 𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐬𝟑@𝐮𝐩𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨@𝐮𝐩.𝐞𝐝𝐮.𝐩𝐡
8 days to go! Mark your calendars as the University of the Philippines Mindanao will hold its first-ever virtual graduation ceremony, “Paglatas,” the 23rd Commencement Exercises on July 13, 2021, 8:00 AM through the following official social media outlets:
Fellow alumni, the Community Services Center, through Community Educator, Bernadette Sison, is offering free parenting programs that we should all take advantage of. Operative word here is “FREE”, plus, the popular Nigerian quote of, “it takes a village to raise a child” is also true to many of us who were raised back in the Philippines, and even with some Filipino families who have migrated here in Canada.
Below please find the personal invitation of Bernadette, and we encourage you to link up with her to learn more.
FREE Parenting Program for my Kababayans!
Iniimbitahan ko po ang mga magulang, lolo, lola, uncle, auntie, or ang mga caregiver na nagbibigay aruga sa mga batang ang edad ay hanggang anim na taong gulang (0-6 years old) na makisali sa programang may kaugnayan sa pagpapalaki ng maayos at matatag na mga bata.
Join us on 16 July 2021, Friday at 8:00 am for the 2021 DUGOyanihan, a blood-letting activity of the University Health Service, Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Community Affairs, University of the Philippines Los Baños in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross – Laguna Chapter.
The University of the Philippines in partnership with UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center and in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital would like to invite you to join the Fight Against COVID-19!
Registration slots are limited to this SPECIAL EDITION of the STOP COVID DEATHS Webinar Series, so sign up NOW: bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar61
Webinar #61 Virtual International Conference Part 3 “THE DELTA VARIANT: What Every Frontliner Needs to Know“ July 16, 2021 (Friday) 12nn
Presenter: Dr. Franco Felizarta Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine Specialist UP Medical Alumni Society in America (UPMASA)
Reactors: Dr. Eva Cutiongco- de la Paz Executive Director, UP Manila National Institutes of Health Director, Health Program UP Philippine Genome Center
Dr. Lai Poh San Head, Human Molecular Genetics Lab Dept. of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore Adjunct Faculty, Genome Institute of Singapore
Dr. Abishek Rimal Regional Coordinator, Emergency Health for Asia Pacific International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Dr. Niño Dal Dayanghirang Programme Management Officer World Health Organization Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Opening Remarks: Dr. Ernesto Domingo National Scientist Professor Emeritus, University of the Philippines
Closing Remarks: Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla Chancellor University of the Philippines Manila
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Webinar #61 July 16, 2021 “Virtual International Conference Part 3 The Delta Variant: What Every Frontliner Needs to Know“ Special Topic
What are the Delta variants of SARSCov2 and what should every frontline worker know about this new phenomenon? Are the symptoms different? Is it transmitted the same way as the Alpha variant? Why are more young people affected? Can it cause more severe symptoms? Can it cause serious health problems to persons who are already fully-vaccinated?
As the world races to vaccinate against COVID-19, a highly contagious version of the virus is sweeping the globe – and is feared to move faster than vaccination efforts.
First detected in India and now identified in at least 92 countries, including the Philippines — it is widely considered the most transmissible COVID-19 strain observed to date. A study by Public Health England suggests delta is 60% more transmissible than the Alpha variant. The Delta variant spreads swiftly in places where there are low vaccination rates, according to research conducted in the U.K., where the strain already accounts for 99% of new COVID-19 cases.
Delta may also be linked to a greater risk of hospitalization, and is somewhat more resistant to vaccines, particularly after just a single dose of the two-shot vaccines.
USA: 1 out of 4 cases are caused by the Delta Variant.
UK: Despite 62% of adults being fully vaccinated, a slightly higher rate than in the U.S. Most of the new cases are in younger people who’ve yet to receive the two doses needed for maximum protection.
Russia and Indonesia: Where vaccination rates are much lower, the new strain is already being blamed for overwhelming hospitals and filling cemeteries.
Australia: Initially spared for a year and a half – have just imposed a strict two-week lockdown in Sydney.
France: Delta variant now accounts for one in five new COVID-19 cases in France — a similar proportion to that seen in the U.S. Health officials warn it will soon be the dominant variant. France just finished a strict month-long lockdown.
Germany: Delta variant likely already made up about 50% of the country’s total COVID-19 cases. But with overall infection rates still low, federal and state officials agreed not to tighten travel restrictions within the country
Delta Plus variant — a mutation of the variant found in India — is growing as Indian officials will label it as a “variant of concern”. Despite this, there is limited knowledge about the Delta Plus variant
Delta Plus cases are mounting fast in India, but the strain has also been detected in the U.S., U.K., China, Japan, Russia, Portugal, Switzerland, and Poland.
Be on top of this emergent situation. Be a vehicle for the right information about the Delta Variants.
Julia is specifically designed from the start of its conception as a language for high-performance computation but at the same time highly interactive. To achieve this, Julia is one of the few modern languages that relies in just-in-time (JIT) compilation via LLVM to make its code run as fast or faster than statically compiled C and fortran codes. Its modern language design has the following features: multiple dispatch, Lisp-like macros, dynamic types, type inference, built-in parallel/distributed computing, lightweight threads, and elegant high-level language constructs.
Outline: 1. Introduction to Julia Language 2. High-performance computing in Julia 3. Julia in Data Science 4. Julia Interfacing with Python and R*
Dr. Paulito Palmes Research Scientist IBM Dublin Research Lab, Ireland
About the speaker
I am a research scientist at the IBM Research Europe (Dublin Research Lab) working in the areas of analytics, datamining, machine learning, reinforcement learning, automated decisions, and AI.
I finished my Doctor of Engineering degree from the Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan (2005). I have a Master’s degree in Computer Science majoring in Artificial Intelligence (Ateneo de Manila University, 1995) and a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics (cum laude, valedictorian) at the University of the Philippines in the Visayas (1991).
I used to work as a technical staff for two years in the Neuroinformatics Lab of RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan. I worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the National University of Singapore and the National Neuroscience Institute working on diverse topics such as context-aware reasoning, datamining models for activity recognition in smarthome environment, detecting biomarkers for Parkinson’s Disease by image processing of fMRI and DTI images, and automated diagnosis of movement disorder for intelligent healthcare.
The Departments of Sociology and Anthropology of UP Diliman are cordially inviting friends, students, alumni, and colleagues to the centennial celebration of their institutionalization as an academic unit in UP Diliman. Initially housed under one department known as the Department of Anthropology and Sociology from 1921, the two disciplines formally separated in 1956 after three decades of being a single unit.
With the theme “Anthropology and Sociology: Divergences and Intersections”, the celebration includes a conversation on the journey of these two academic disciplines. This forum is scheduled for July 16, 2021 from 5PM to 7PM. Recognizing the shared history of Anthropology and Sociology and the collaboration of the two academic disciplines up to this day, this forum includes a rundown of their achievements, struggles, and learnings from their shared and individual past.
The forum will be conducted via Zoom and live-streamed on the Facebook pages of the Anthropology Department and Sociology Department. Zoom details are: Meeting ID: 846 4671 7317 Passcode: anthrosoc1
Join us on 16 July 2021, Friday at 8:00 am for the 2021 DUGOyanihan, a blood-letting activity of the University Health Service, Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Community Affairs, University of the Philippines Los Baños in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross – Laguna Chapter.
The University of the Philippines in partnership with UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center and in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital would like to invite you to join the Fight Against COVID-19!
Registration slots are limited to this SPECIAL EDITION of the STOP COVID DEATHS Webinar Series, so sign up NOW: bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar61
Webinar #61 Virtual International Conference Part 3 “THE DELTA VARIANT: What Every Frontliner Needs to Know“ July 16, 2021 (Friday) 12nn
Presenter: Dr. Franco Felizarta Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine Specialist UP Medical Alumni Society in America (UPMASA)
Reactors: Dr. Eva Cutiongco- de la Paz Executive Director, UP Manila National Institutes of Health Director, Health Program UP Philippine Genome Center
Dr. Lai Poh San Head, Human Molecular Genetics Lab Dept. of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore Adjunct Faculty, Genome Institute of Singapore
Dr. Abishek Rimal Regional Coordinator, Emergency Health for Asia Pacific International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Dr. Niño Dal Dayanghirang Programme Management Officer World Health Organization Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Opening Remarks: Dr. Ernesto Domingo National Scientist Professor Emeritus, University of the Philippines
Closing Remarks: Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla Chancellor University of the Philippines Manila
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Webinar #61 July 16, 2021 “Virtual International Conference Part 3 The Delta Variant: What Every Frontliner Needs to Know“ Special Topic
What are the Delta variants of SARSCov2 and what should every frontline worker know about this new phenomenon? Are the symptoms different? Is it transmitted the same way as the Alpha variant? Why are more young people affected? Can it cause more severe symptoms? Can it cause serious health problems to persons who are already fully-vaccinated?
As the world races to vaccinate against COVID-19, a highly contagious version of the virus is sweeping the globe – and is feared to move faster than vaccination efforts.
First detected in India and now identified in at least 92 countries, including the Philippines — it is widely considered the most transmissible COVID-19 strain observed to date. A study by Public Health England suggests delta is 60% more transmissible than the Alpha variant. The Delta variant spreads swiftly in places where there are low vaccination rates, according to research conducted in the U.K., where the strain already accounts for 99% of new COVID-19 cases.
Delta may also be linked to a greater risk of hospitalization, and is somewhat more resistant to vaccines, particularly after just a single dose of the two-shot vaccines.
USA: 1 out of 4 cases are caused by the Delta Variant.
UK: Despite 62% of adults being fully vaccinated, a slightly higher rate than in the U.S. Most of the new cases are in younger people who’ve yet to receive the two doses needed for maximum protection.
Russia and Indonesia: Where vaccination rates are much lower, the new strain is already being blamed for overwhelming hospitals and filling cemeteries.
Australia: Initially spared for a year and a half – have just imposed a strict two-week lockdown in Sydney.
France: Delta variant now accounts for one in five new COVID-19 cases in France — a similar proportion to that seen in the U.S. Health officials warn it will soon be the dominant variant. France just finished a strict month-long lockdown.
Germany: Delta variant likely already made up about 50% of the country’s total COVID-19 cases. But with overall infection rates still low, federal and state officials agreed not to tighten travel restrictions within the country
Delta Plus variant — a mutation of the variant found in India — is growing as Indian officials will label it as a “variant of concern”. Despite this, there is limited knowledge about the Delta Plus variant
Delta Plus cases are mounting fast in India, but the strain has also been detected in the U.S., U.K., China, Japan, Russia, Portugal, Switzerland, and Poland.
Be on top of this emergent situation. Be a vehicle for the right information about the Delta Variants.
Julia is specifically designed from the start of its conception as a language for high-performance computation but at the same time highly interactive. To achieve this, Julia is one of the few modern languages that relies in just-in-time (JIT) compilation via LLVM to make its code run as fast or faster than statically compiled C and fortran codes. Its modern language design has the following features: multiple dispatch, Lisp-like macros, dynamic types, type inference, built-in parallel/distributed computing, lightweight threads, and elegant high-level language constructs.
Outline: 1. Introduction to Julia Language 2. High-performance computing in Julia 3. Julia in Data Science 4. Julia Interfacing with Python and R*
Dr. Paulito Palmes Research Scientist IBM Dublin Research Lab, Ireland
About the speaker
I am a research scientist at the IBM Research Europe (Dublin Research Lab) working in the areas of analytics, datamining, machine learning, reinforcement learning, automated decisions, and AI.
I finished my Doctor of Engineering degree from the Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan (2005). I have a Master’s degree in Computer Science majoring in Artificial Intelligence (Ateneo de Manila University, 1995) and a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics (cum laude, valedictorian) at the University of the Philippines in the Visayas (1991).
I used to work as a technical staff for two years in the Neuroinformatics Lab of RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan. I worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the National University of Singapore and the National Neuroscience Institute working on diverse topics such as context-aware reasoning, datamining models for activity recognition in smarthome environment, detecting biomarkers for Parkinson’s Disease by image processing of fMRI and DTI images, and automated diagnosis of movement disorder for intelligent healthcare.
The Departments of Sociology and Anthropology of UP Diliman are cordially inviting friends, students, alumni, and colleagues to the centennial celebration of their institutionalization as an academic unit in UP Diliman. Initially housed under one department known as the Department of Anthropology and Sociology from 1921, the two disciplines formally separated in 1956 after three decades of being a single unit.
With the theme “Anthropology and Sociology: Divergences and Intersections”, the celebration includes a conversation on the journey of these two academic disciplines. This forum is scheduled for July 16, 2021 from 5PM to 7PM. Recognizing the shared history of Anthropology and Sociology and the collaboration of the two academic disciplines up to this day, this forum includes a rundown of their achievements, struggles, and learnings from their shared and individual past.
The forum will be conducted via Zoom and live-streamed on the Facebook pages of the Anthropology Department and Sociology Department. Zoom details are: Meeting ID: 846 4671 7317 Passcode: anthrosoc1
The Fragility Fracture Network (FFN) Regionalisation Committee, in collaboration with the FFN Hip Fracture Audit Special Interest Group, is inviting you to join the 2nd Asia-Pacific Virtual Pocket Meeting. This webinar is part of the UP-PGH Department of Orthopedics 50th founding year anniversary celebration.
The webinar will focus on multidisciplinary acute hip fracture management, mapping patient pathways of care and getting quality data to improve clinical outcomes for elderly patients with fragility fractures.
Virtual host: Fragility Fracture Network Philippines and the University of the Philippines Manila-Philippine General Hospital, Department of Orthopedics
Topic: Multidisciplinary Acute Hip Fracture Management: Mapping patient pathways of care and getting quality data to improve clinical outcomes
Theme: Developing Workforce in the Asia-Pacific Region in support of the WHO’s Decade of Healthy Ageing 2021-2030
About this webinar For People Living with HIV (PLHIV), the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly widened and aggravated their struggles with accessing essential and relevant treatment, services, and support. In this second installment of the five-part HIV and COVID-19 Webinar Series organized by the University of the Philippines Manila and Brown University, through the NIH-Fogarty Training Program for the Prevention of HIV in Vulnerable Populations, advocates of the PLHIV community in the Philippines will share their stories and insights on navigating the HIV epidemic during the pandemic.
We are delighted to inform the public that the University of the Philippines Baguio is set to hold the 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 (ICCS 3). Organized and hosted by the 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, it will be held on July 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2021, online via Zoom.
For more information, please visit the ICCS3 website at bit.ly/VirtualICCS3.
For queries, please send a message to the Cordillera Studies Center Public Page or an email to the conference organizing team at 𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐬𝟑@𝐮𝐩𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨@𝐮𝐩.𝐞𝐝𝐮.𝐩𝐡
Fellow alumni, the Community Services Center, through Community Educator, Bernadette Sison, is offering free parenting programs that we should all take advantage of. Operative word here is “FREE”, plus, the popular Nigerian quote of, “it takes a village to raise a child” is also true to many of us who were raised back in the Philippines, and even with some Filipino families who have migrated here in Canada.
Below please find the personal invitation of Bernadette, and we encourage you to link up with her to learn more.
FREE Parenting Program for my Kababayans!
Iniimbitahan ko po ang mga magulang, lolo, lola, uncle, auntie, or ang mga caregiver na nagbibigay aruga sa mga batang ang edad ay hanggang anim na taong gulang (0-6 years old) na makisali sa programang may kaugnayan sa pagpapalaki ng maayos at matatag na mga bata.
OPEN Talk discusses the first 1,000 days of life. The talk shall focus on the importance of taking good care of that first 1,000 days, especially during this time of pandemic. Aside from discussions on what kind of care should be provided not only to infants but to mothers as well, OPEN Talk shall also look into the different programs of the government for the first 1,000 days of life, and where and how people can avail of those programs.
Our guest for this episode is Dr. Azucena M. Dayanghirang, MCH, CESO III, the executive director of the National Nutrition Council.
Joining as moderator is Ms. Finaflor F. Taylan, an Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies, University of the Philippines Open University.
UP Open University (UPOU) UPOU Faculty of Education UPOU Faculty of Management & Development Studies UPOU Faculty of Information and Communication Studies Ugnayan ng Pahinungód UPOU UPOU Massive Open Distance e-Learning
The Committee on Culture and the Arts (CCA) cordially invites you to the launch of KIMATA folio: journal of contemporary literary and visual works on Friday, 23rd of July at 10 a.m. via zoom: https://cutt.ly/BmH0ruDand on YouTube Livestream: https://youtu.be/KaqeAMJTboY. The folio features contributions made by students, alumni, members of the faculty and staff of UP Baguio.
Finalists for the Jury Prize will do readings from their works. Winners of the Jury prize will also be announced. Please raise a glass and celebrate with everyone who made this possible. The folio will be posted on official CCA and UPB channels and will be available as a free download.
The University of the Philippines in partnership with UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center and in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital would like to invite you to join the Fight Against COVID-19!
Registration slots are limited to this SPECIAL EDITION of the STOP COVID DEATHS Webinar Series, so sign up NOW: bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar62
Webinar #62 “READY NA BA TAYO? A Conversation on the COVID-19 Delta Variant” July 23, 2021 (Friday) 12nn
Speakers:
Dr. Abdullah B. Dumama, Jr. Undersecretary Field Implementation and Coordination Team (Visayas and Mindanao) Department of Health
Dr. Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial Head, Biomolecular Laboratories Philippine Red Cross Former Secretary, Department of Health
Dr. Julius M. Drilon Medical Center Chief Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital
Dr. Regina P. Berba Head, Hospital Infection Control Unit Philippine General Hospital
Dr. Raul Winston P. Andutan Medical Director Maria Reyna – Xavier University Hospital
Dr. Jose C. Chan Medical Center Chief Northern Mindanao Medical Center
Dr. Vincent M. Balanag, Jr. Executive Director Lung Center of the Philippines
Opening Remarks:
Dr. Teodoro J. Herbosa Special Adviser National Task Force Against COVID-19
Closing Remarks:
Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla Chancellor University of the Philippines Manila
Webinar #62 July 23, 2021 “READY NA BA TAYO? A Conversation on the COVID-19 Delta Variant” Special Topic
As a follow-up to last week’s episode on “The Delta Variant: What every frontliner should know” – we shift gears and start talking about how the Philippine health care system is preparing for possible spread of the virus as it sweeps through our neighboring countries in the ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore – among others.
As developments unfold, there are an increasing number of patients tests that reveal the genetic sequence for the Delta variant of SARSCov2. What is happening in the localities of the Philippines where this is reported? What are hospitals and health facilities doing to protect frontline workers and prepare for a possible surge as the variant is known to be highly contagious? As there is a limited number of genetic sequencing that can be done in the country, what are other ways that frontliners might have a higher index of suspicion about the delta variant?
In this week’s episode of STOP COVID DEATHS, we continue to explore our response to these new developments through an informal conversation with doctors from around the country on the situation in places where the delta variant has been reported. The webinar will be opened by National Task Force Adviser Ted Herbosa, with participation of Usec. Abdullah Dumama, Jr. of the Department of Health; Former Health Secretary, Dr. Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial; Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital Chief, Dr. Julius Drilon; Head of the PGH Hospital Infection Control Unit, Dr. Regina Berba; Maria Reyna – Xavier University Hospital Director, Dr. Raul Winston Andutan; Northern Mindanao Medical Center Chief, Dr. Jose Chan, Philippine Lung Center Executive Director, Dr. Vincent Balanag, Jr.; and Closing Remarks from the UP Manila Chancellor, Dr. Carmencita Padilla.
Stay informed through your credible on-line community. Join the STOP COVID DEATHS Webinar #62 and invite your colleagues and fellow frontliners to be part of this conversation.
The Upsilon Sigma Phi Alumni Association (USPAA) in cooperation with the University of the Philippines Systemand UP Alumni Association (UPAA) invite you to the virtual launch of “Alam ng Isa, Alam ng Lahat”, a voter education and registration campaign on July 23, 2021 (Friday) 2-4pm MNL time via Microsoft Teams. Register for this free event here:
“Alam ng Isa, Alam ng Lahat” is a series of online voters’ registration campaign with various satellite registration areas for actual registration, primarily aimed at UP students and adjacent communities. Through this program, we hope to encourage the youth of today- your siblings, cousins, children and grandchildren- to register and exercise their right of suffrage.
The Upsilon Sigma Phi Alumni Association (USPAA) is the alumni organization of the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity of the University of the Philippines. One of the organization’s core values is to ensure the economic stability and political maturity in our country. As such, the same is in the hands of the electorate as the country nears the 2022 national and local elections. We are about to troop to the polls to ensure that we elect competent leaders to shepherd us through this pandemic.
COMELEC data reveals that there are still around two (2) million unregistered voters primarily coming from the youth sector. Hence, it is the thrust of our organization to encourage everyone to go out and take part and exercise their civic duty to vote.
Chamber music fans celebrate! If you enjoy the music of trios, quartets, and quintets, here’s a treat for you: The UP Symphony Orchestra will present a series of chamber performances by its members in their upcoming concert, Sketches.
Covering a wide range of emotions and sounds, the concert program includes a pleasant flute trio serenade by Saverio Mercandante, a playful string trio of Antonin Dvorak, and a passionate string quintet of George Onslow. The orchestra will also premiere an arrangement of Hector Berlioz’s Quaerens Me from his Requiem for viola ensemble, Edward Grieg’s Sarabande from Holberg Suite for cello and bass ensemble, and a surprise song of Ernani Cuenco for string quartet.
The concert will end with the entire orchestra reunited on the (virtual) stage, to perform the well-loved Mindanao Sketches by Col. Antonino Buenaventura.
Not all performing is done the same way. Performing along with only three people requires a kind of attention and skill different from performing embedded within a full 65-piece orchestra. Performing solo, on the other hand, is a whole different matter on its own. With this concert, the UP Symphony Orchestra aims to highlight its members’ volatility in performance, showcasing their skills not only as orchestra performers, but chamber musicians as well.
Sketches is the sixth and final installment of the orchestra’s ongoing third concert season which began last October 2020. Their virtual hour-length productions include a mix of archive videos from past performances, and new, remotely recorded works. But the group has no plans of slowing down after this release: Their fourth season immediately kicks off in August, starting an exciting, jam-packed lineup of concerts, guest artists, and more that should not be missed. Sign up for their newsletter at tiny.cc/upsomail to receive updates!
Catch the premiere of Sketches along with all previous and upcoming UPSO concerts on the orchestra’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. The premiere is set for Friday July 23, 7pm, and will be available for viewing until July 31.
The Committee on Culture and the Arts (CCA) cordially invites you to the launch of KIMATA folio: journal of contemporary literary and visual works on Friday, 23rd of July at 10 a.m. via zoom: https://cutt.ly/BmH0ruDand on YouTube Livestream: https://youtu.be/KaqeAMJTboY. The folio features contributions made by students, alumni, members of the faculty and staff of UP Baguio.
Finalists for the Jury Prize will do readings from their works. Winners of the Jury prize will also be announced. Please raise a glass and celebrate with everyone who made this possible. The folio will be posted on official CCA and UPB channels and will be available as a free download.
The University of the Philippines in partnership with UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center and in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital would like to invite you to join the Fight Against COVID-19!
Registration slots are limited to this SPECIAL EDITION of the STOP COVID DEATHS Webinar Series, so sign up NOW: bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar62
Webinar #62 “READY NA BA TAYO? A Conversation on the COVID-19 Delta Variant” July 23, 2021 (Friday) 12nn
Speakers:
Dr. Abdullah B. Dumama, Jr. Undersecretary Field Implementation and Coordination Team (Visayas and Mindanao) Department of Health
Dr. Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial Head, Biomolecular Laboratories Philippine Red Cross Former Secretary, Department of Health
Dr. Julius M. Drilon Medical Center Chief Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital
Dr. Regina P. Berba Head, Hospital Infection Control Unit Philippine General Hospital
Dr. Raul Winston P. Andutan Medical Director Maria Reyna – Xavier University Hospital
Dr. Jose C. Chan Medical Center Chief Northern Mindanao Medical Center
Dr. Vincent M. Balanag, Jr. Executive Director Lung Center of the Philippines
Opening Remarks:
Dr. Teodoro J. Herbosa Special Adviser National Task Force Against COVID-19
Closing Remarks:
Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla Chancellor University of the Philippines Manila
Webinar #62 July 23, 2021 “READY NA BA TAYO? A Conversation on the COVID-19 Delta Variant” Special Topic
As a follow-up to last week’s episode on “The Delta Variant: What every frontliner should know” – we shift gears and start talking about how the Philippine health care system is preparing for possible spread of the virus as it sweeps through our neighboring countries in the ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore – among others.
As developments unfold, there are an increasing number of patients tests that reveal the genetic sequence for the Delta variant of SARSCov2. What is happening in the localities of the Philippines where this is reported? What are hospitals and health facilities doing to protect frontline workers and prepare for a possible surge as the variant is known to be highly contagious? As there is a limited number of genetic sequencing that can be done in the country, what are other ways that frontliners might have a higher index of suspicion about the delta variant?
In this week’s episode of STOP COVID DEATHS, we continue to explore our response to these new developments through an informal conversation with doctors from around the country on the situation in places where the delta variant has been reported. The webinar will be opened by National Task Force Adviser Ted Herbosa, with participation of Usec. Abdullah Dumama, Jr. of the Department of Health; Former Health Secretary, Dr. Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial; Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital Chief, Dr. Julius Drilon; Head of the PGH Hospital Infection Control Unit, Dr. Regina Berba; Maria Reyna – Xavier University Hospital Director, Dr. Raul Winston Andutan; Northern Mindanao Medical Center Chief, Dr. Jose Chan, Philippine Lung Center Executive Director, Dr. Vincent Balanag, Jr.; and Closing Remarks from the UP Manila Chancellor, Dr. Carmencita Padilla.
Stay informed through your credible on-line community. Join the STOP COVID DEATHS Webinar #62 and invite your colleagues and fellow frontliners to be part of this conversation.
The Upsilon Sigma Phi Alumni Association (USPAA) in cooperation with the University of the Philippines Systemand UP Alumni Association (UPAA) invite you to the virtual launch of “Alam ng Isa, Alam ng Lahat”, a voter education and registration campaign on July 23, 2021 (Friday) 2-4pm MNL time via Microsoft Teams. Register for this free event here:
“Alam ng Isa, Alam ng Lahat” is a series of online voters’ registration campaign with various satellite registration areas for actual registration, primarily aimed at UP students and adjacent communities. Through this program, we hope to encourage the youth of today- your siblings, cousins, children and grandchildren- to register and exercise their right of suffrage.
The Upsilon Sigma Phi Alumni Association (USPAA) is the alumni organization of the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity of the University of the Philippines. One of the organization’s core values is to ensure the economic stability and political maturity in our country. As such, the same is in the hands of the electorate as the country nears the 2022 national and local elections. We are about to troop to the polls to ensure that we elect competent leaders to shepherd us through this pandemic.
COMELEC data reveals that there are still around two (2) million unregistered voters primarily coming from the youth sector. Hence, it is the thrust of our organization to encourage everyone to go out and take part and exercise their civic duty to vote.
Chamber music fans celebrate! If you enjoy the music of trios, quartets, and quintets, here’s a treat for you: The UP Symphony Orchestra will present a series of chamber performances by its members in their upcoming concert, Sketches.
Covering a wide range of emotions and sounds, the concert program includes a pleasant flute trio serenade by Saverio Mercandante, a playful string trio of Antonin Dvorak, and a passionate string quintet of George Onslow. The orchestra will also premiere an arrangement of Hector Berlioz’s Quaerens Me from his Requiem for viola ensemble, Edward Grieg’s Sarabande from Holberg Suite for cello and bass ensemble, and a surprise song of Ernani Cuenco for string quartet.
The concert will end with the entire orchestra reunited on the (virtual) stage, to perform the well-loved Mindanao Sketches by Col. Antonino Buenaventura.
Not all performing is done the same way. Performing along with only three people requires a kind of attention and skill different from performing embedded within a full 65-piece orchestra. Performing solo, on the other hand, is a whole different matter on its own. With this concert, the UP Symphony Orchestra aims to highlight its members’ volatility in performance, showcasing their skills not only as orchestra performers, but chamber musicians as well.
Sketches is the sixth and final installment of the orchestra’s ongoing third concert season which began last October 2020. Their virtual hour-length productions include a mix of archive videos from past performances, and new, remotely recorded works. But the group has no plans of slowing down after this release: Their fourth season immediately kicks off in August, starting an exciting, jam-packed lineup of concerts, guest artists, and more that should not be missed. Sign up for their newsletter at tiny.cc/upsomail to receive updates!
Catch the premiere of Sketches along with all previous and upcoming UPSO concerts on the orchestra’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. The premiere is set for Friday July 23, 7pm, and will be available for viewing until July 31.
This year’s graduation calls on our students to “claim” their way forward as individuals and as members of the UP community by taking ownership over their own as well as the nation’s future. Confronted with extraordinary issues like the pandemic, state-sponsored killings, red-tagging, and challenges to sovereignty, the new graduates will need to be responsible and accountable in actively making an impact in society beyond their college lives.
For the second year in a row, the ceremony will be a virtual affair. This year’s video presentation continues the essential traditions of a CAL graduation but also takes advantage of the creative freedom that an online platform affords. Helmed by acclaimed director Dr. Anton Juan, the production adopts the narrative structure of a quest and aims to (re)create our students’ journey. As they now find themselves at the end of that course, the graduation will be their opportunity to recognize and engage with our fragmented world. One of the presentation’s highlights is the graduates themselves as they speak out one by one about their vision of a future Filipino and global society.
In celebration of the UP College of Education’s 103rd Foundation Anniversary, the Special Education Area presents a free webinar on “Differentiating Through Tiered Assignments” on July 24, 2021 (Saturday) from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Prof. Myra Trinidad Tantengco will show ways of differentiating learning assignments in response to learner diversity. It is part of the webinar on Differentiating Instruction on Youtube or Facebook before the event.
FREE WEBINAR with Certificate. This event is free and open to the public. (Due to limited capacity, only the first 300 participants can be admitted.)
Everyone is cordially invited to the Stress Management Webinar this July 24, 2021, Saturday at 1:30 PM. To register, please click on this link, https://bit.ly/36T9fuI
❗❗❗ E-certificates will be sent only to those who will accomplish the online Registration and Evaluation after the event. ❗❗❗ (E-certificates will be issued to those who have attended at least 50% of the webinar duration.)
“Panoorin ang BirtuwalnaSeremonyangPagkilalasamgaMagsisipagtapossa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas – Programang Ekstensiyon ng Diliman sa Pampanga at Olongapo sa Sabado, 24 Hulyo 2021, 6 ng Gabi sa UPDEPPO official Youtube channel: https://tinyurl.com/UPDEPPO.”
This year’s graduation calls on our students to “claim” their way forward as individuals and as members of the UP community by taking ownership over their own as well as the nation’s future. Confronted with extraordinary issues like the pandemic, state-sponsored killings, red-tagging, and challenges to sovereignty, the new graduates will need to be responsible and accountable in actively making an impact in society beyond their college lives.
For the second year in a row, the ceremony will be a virtual affair. This year’s video presentation continues the essential traditions of a CAL graduation but also takes advantage of the creative freedom that an online platform affords. Helmed by acclaimed director Dr. Anton Juan, the production adopts the narrative structure of a quest and aims to (re)create our students’ journey. As they now find themselves at the end of that course, the graduation will be their opportunity to recognize and engage with our fragmented world. One of the presentation’s highlights is the graduates themselves as they speak out one by one about their vision of a future Filipino and global society.
In celebration of the UP College of Education’s 103rd Foundation Anniversary, the Special Education Area presents a free webinar on “Differentiating Through Tiered Assignments” on July 24, 2021 (Saturday) from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Prof. Myra Trinidad Tantengco will show ways of differentiating learning assignments in response to learner diversity. It is part of the webinar on Differentiating Instruction on Youtube or Facebook before the event.
FREE WEBINAR with Certificate. This event is free and open to the public. (Due to limited capacity, only the first 300 participants can be admitted.)
Everyone is cordially invited to the Stress Management Webinar this July 24, 2021, Saturday at 1:30 PM. To register, please click on this link, https://bit.ly/36T9fuI
❗❗❗ E-certificates will be sent only to those who will accomplish the online Registration and Evaluation after the event. ❗❗❗ (E-certificates will be issued to those who have attended at least 50% of the webinar duration.)
“Panoorin ang BirtuwalnaSeremonyangPagkilalasamgaMagsisipagtapossa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas – Programang Ekstensiyon ng Diliman sa Pampanga at Olongapo sa Sabado, 24 Hulyo 2021, 6 ng Gabi sa UPDEPPO official Youtube channel: https://tinyurl.com/UPDEPPO.”
The virtual ceremony is in observance of health and safety protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Similar to last year, UPD is limiting attendance to the ceremony strictly to key participants.
This year’s theme is Kanlungan (Sanctuary), as homage to UPD that provided temporary shelter to individuals hit hard by the pandemic, whether physically, financially, emotionally, or psychologically.
Set to speak before the graduates is Prof. Gerardo D. Legaspi, MD, director of the Philippine General Hospital. Known as Dr. Gap, Legaspi is the first person to legally receive a COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines.
Meanwhile, data from the Office of the University Registrar (OUR) shows that as of Jul. 21, UPD shall confer academic degrees on 3,167 candidates for graduation comprising 2,099 candidates for baccalaureate degrees and 1,068 candidates for graduate degrees.
Leading the Class of 2021 are 29 summa cum laude, an academic distinction for graduates who earned a weighted average grade (WAG) of 1.20 or better.
The Jul. 16 data from OUR shows primus inter pares of the summa cum laude is Michelle Mariel C. Mariposa (Bachelor of Music Voice) with a WAG of 1.072, followed by Maria Margarita R. Magbuhos (BA Anthropology, 1.096), Francesca Anais Y. Siasoyco (BS Business Administration/BS BA, 1.097), Nerice Athalia C. Yu (BS Business Administration and Accountancy/ BS BAA, 1.104), Kobi Christian S. Go (BS Chemical Engineering/BS ChE, 1.117), and Gabrielle Marie L. Chungunco (BS Molecular Biology and Biotechnology/BS MBB, 1.121).
The next top 10 are: Spencer Shaun S. Keh (BS BAA, 1.134), Kimberly Joy R. Sanchez, (BSBA, 1.137), Gene Audrey U. Tan (BS Computer Science/BS CS, 1.137), Maria Andrea Kristina S. Onglao (BS Industrial Engineering/ BS IE, 1.140), Eunice Valerie L. Chua (BS BAA, 1.149), Trenton L. Tan (BS BAA, 1.150), Micaela Neslin Z. Fadriquela (BS Psychology, 1.151), John Virgilio B. Afable Jr. (BS CS, 1.153), Francesca Louise C. Villanueva (BS BA, 1.158) and Alyssa Nicole M. Loveres (BA Philosophy, 1.160).
They are followed by Kate Allison S. Co (BS MBB, 1.161), David Martyn R. Vinluan (BS IE, 1.162), Jian Lorenzo G. Chan (BS CS, 1.167), Filbert Heinrich T. Wee (BS CS, 1.176), Julia Bernadette L. Edralin (BA Psychology, 1.184), Anton Raphael S. Cabalza (BA Anthropology, 1.185), Nathan Joseph P. Oranga (BS BAA, 1.189), Elaine C. Tan (BS BA, 1.189), Sabrina Nicole T. Blanco (BS ChE, 1.190) and Carmela Maria P. Berba (BS Biology, 1.193).
Rounding out the top honors are Stephanie Nicole O. Go (BS Applied Physics, 1.193), Anna Beatrice B. Sancio (BA Broadcast Communication, 1.196) and Chynna Therese Nicole d. P. Reyes (BS Psychology, 1.199).
Class Representative Reyes will speak on behalf of the graduating class.
As of Jul. 21, OUR figures show that 199 will receive the Latin distinction of magna cum laude (WAG of 1.45 or higher) while 456 will graduate with the honors cum laude (WAG of 1.75 or higher).
We are delighted to inform the public that the University of the Philippines Baguio is set to hold the 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 (ICCS 3). Organized and hosted by the 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, it will be held on July 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2021, online via Zoom.
For more information, please visit the ICCS3 website at bit.ly/VirtualICCS3.
For queries, please send a message to the Cordillera Studies Center Public Page or an email to the conference organizing team at 𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐬𝟑@𝐮𝐩𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨@𝐮𝐩.𝐞𝐝𝐮.𝐩𝐡
FREE WEBINAR with Certificate. This event is free and open to the public. (Due to limited capacity, only the first 300 participants can be admitted.)
Everyone is cordially invited to the webinar “Trello: As A Project Management Tool” this July 28, 2021, Wednesday at 1:30 PM. To register, please click on this link, https://bit.ly/3ryAmVw
This webinar is intended for Students and Teachers in using Trello as a Project Management tool. Others, who manages teams or doing project management with a group, is very much welcome to join.
❗❗❗ E-certificates will be sent only to those who will accomplish the online Registration and Evaluation after the event. ❗❗❗ (E-certificates will be issued to those who have attended at least 50% of the webinar duration.)
“Did Municipal Elites Intermarry? A Case Study of Marriage Practices among the Political Elites of San Pablo, Laguna, 1853-1854”
Nicholas Michael C. Sy Katuwang na Propesor 28 Hulyo 2021 2:00-4:00 Via Zoom at Facebook Live (sa FB page na ito)
Kasalukuyang kumukuha si Kt. Prop. Sy ng Ph.D Kasaysayan mula sa UP Diliman. Nagtapos siya ng kanyang BA at MA History mula sa Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila. Nagpamalas siya ng malalim at malawak na pag-unawa ng kasaysayang Pilipino batay sa kanyang naiambag na mga publikasyon na pumapaksa sa kasaysayang demograpiko, kasaysayan ng relihiyon at bisa ng kolonisasyong Espanyol sa lipunang Pilipino.
Mayroong 80 slots para sa mga nais manood ng lektura sa pamamagitan ng Zoom.
Fellow alumni, the Community Services Center, through Community Educator, Bernadette Sison, is offering free parenting programs that we should all take advantage of. Operative word here is “FREE”, plus, the popular Nigerian quote of, “it takes a village to raise a child” is also true to many of us who were raised back in the Philippines, and even with some Filipino families who have migrated here in Canada.
Below please find the personal invitation of Bernadette, and we encourage you to link up with her to learn more.
FREE Parenting Program for my Kababayans!
Iniimbitahan ko po ang mga magulang, lolo, lola, uncle, auntie, or ang mga caregiver na nagbibigay aruga sa mga batang ang edad ay hanggang anim na taong gulang (0-6 years old) na makisali sa programang may kaugnayan sa pagpapalaki ng maayos at matatag na mga bata.
FREE WEBINAR with Certificate. This event is free and open to the public. (Due to limited capacity, only the first 300 participants can be admitted.)
Everyone is cordially invited to the webinar “Trello: As A Project Management Tool” this July 28, 2021, Wednesday at 1:30 PM. To register, please click on this link, https://bit.ly/3ryAmVw
This webinar is intended for Students and Teachers in using Trello as a Project Management tool. Others, who manages teams or doing project management with a group, is very much welcome to join.
❗❗❗ E-certificates will be sent only to those who will accomplish the online Registration and Evaluation after the event. ❗❗❗ (E-certificates will be issued to those who have attended at least 50% of the webinar duration.)
“Did Municipal Elites Intermarry? A Case Study of Marriage Practices among the Political Elites of San Pablo, Laguna, 1853-1854”
Nicholas Michael C. Sy Katuwang na Propesor 28 Hulyo 2021 2:00-4:00 Via Zoom at Facebook Live (sa FB page na ito)
Kasalukuyang kumukuha si Kt. Prop. Sy ng Ph.D Kasaysayan mula sa UP Diliman. Nagtapos siya ng kanyang BA at MA History mula sa Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila. Nagpamalas siya ng malalim at malawak na pag-unawa ng kasaysayang Pilipino batay sa kanyang naiambag na mga publikasyon na pumapaksa sa kasaysayang demograpiko, kasaysayan ng relihiyon at bisa ng kolonisasyong Espanyol sa lipunang Pilipino.
Mayroong 80 slots para sa mga nais manood ng lektura sa pamamagitan ng Zoom.
Fellow alumni, the Community Services Center, through Community Educator, Bernadette Sison, is offering free parenting programs that we should all take advantage of. Operative word here is “FREE”, plus, the popular Nigerian quote of, “it takes a village to raise a child” is also true to many of us who were raised back in the Philippines, and even with some Filipino families who have migrated here in Canada.
Below please find the personal invitation of Bernadette, and we encourage you to link up with her to learn more.
FREE Parenting Program for my Kababayans!
Iniimbitahan ko po ang mga magulang, lolo, lola, uncle, auntie, or ang mga caregiver na nagbibigay aruga sa mga batang ang edad ay hanggang anim na taong gulang (0-6 years old) na makisali sa programang may kaugnayan sa pagpapalaki ng maayos at matatag na mga bata.
After one full year of online learning, graduates from UPOU’s Faculty of Education programs get together in a roundtable discussion to talk about how learning online before the pandemic has helped them, and what to look forward to in the “new normal” of education.
Catch UPOU’s Faculty of Information and Communication Studies alumni at the UPOU Alumni Congress on July 31, 2021 at 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM as they share the stories of FICS alumni and students as the embodiment of future forward individuals aspiring to create sustainable communities and exhibiting agility despite disruptions.
Join UPOU’s Faculty of Management and Development Studies alumni at the UPOU Alumni Congress on July 31, 2021 at 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM as they discuss COVID-19, its vaccines, and the role of the environment in the global pandemic.
This webinar series highlights the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the HIV prevention and care continuum and the lessons that can guide HIV service delivery in the post-pandemic Philippines.
Catch UPOU’s Faculty of Information and Communication Studies alumni at the UPOU Alumni Congress on July 31, 2021 at 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM as they share the stories of FICS alumni and students as the embodiment of future forward individuals aspiring to create sustainable communities and exhibiting agility despite disruptions.
Join UPOU’s Faculty of Management and Development Studies alumni at the UPOU Alumni Congress on July 31, 2021 at 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM as they discuss COVID-19, its vaccines, and the role of the environment in the global pandemic.
This webinar series highlights the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the HIV prevention and care continuum and the lessons that can guide HIV service delivery in the post-pandemic Philippines.
