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The country should soon strengthen the support system for older persons (OP) as the Philippines transitions to an aging society by 2030. This was underscored by the second report of the Longitudinal Study of Aging and Health in the Philippines (LSAHP) project, Aging and Health in the Philippines, Wave 2 (LSAHP Wave 2). LSAHP Wave […]

Examinees from ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ performed well at the August 2024 Registered Electrical Engineers and Registered Master Electricians Licensure Examinations, giving the University a 100% passing rate. All six first-time examinees from the UPD Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI) were among the 1,655 who passed the examinations held in the National Capital Region, Baguio, […]

The ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ community mourns the recent passing of seven of its members: four retired personnel and three in active service. Nanette Garcia-Dungo, PhD passed away on July 29; Ana María Madrigal Llorente, PhD on Aug. 16; Bach M. Macaraya, PhD on Aug. 17; Rainier Arthur P. Cruz on Aug.18; Maria Luisa Fernan on […]

²ÝÁñÊÓƵ topped the August 2024 Environmental Planners Licensure Examination (EPLE), with Marco Antonino A. Javier of the School of Urban and Regional Planning ranking first among the examinees with his 84.30% rating. Javier is joined by eight other examinees from UPD who also placed in the top 10: John Andrew Binay Cruz and […]

Energy efficiency is one future direction researchers can pursue to address the increasingly power-hungry nature of today’s technology. This was a major point of the keynote address The Era of Beyond Moore’s Law that Sehat Sutardja, co-founder and board chair of Silicon Box and known for being co-founder of Marvell Technology Group Ltd., delivered at […]

Two sets of ambassadors recently paid courtesy calls to ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II. First to meet with Vistan was the internationally acclaimed UP Singing Ambassadors (UPSA)—one of UPD’s official choral performing groups based at the UPD College of Arts and Letters (CAL)—to personally invite him to their upcoming concert on […]

The UP Office of Athletics and Sports Development (OASD) under the UP Diliman Office of the Chancellor and nowheretogobutUP (NTGBUP) recently renewed their partnership with the STATS Technical Sportswear (STATS), a subsidiary of Januarius Holdings Inc. (JHI)—a long-time sponsor and supporter of the UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT), through a memorandum of agreement (MOA). The […]

Identifying the gaps between skills taught to graduates and the needs of the industries was the topic of the 39th UP Alumni Council Meeting, with the theme, Elevating Industry-Academe Partnership: Closing Ranks to Develop Future-Ready Graduates. In his keynote address, Isidro A. Consunji, a civil engineer and the president and chair of DMCI Holdings (DMCI), […]

Four days before the UP General Alumni Homecoming, close to a hundred individuals, families, and organizations convened at the Ang Bahay ng Alumni in ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ as recipients of this year’s UP Alumni Association (UPAA) awards, hosted by UP President Angelo A. Jimenez. They were welcomed by Alumni Regent and UPAA President Robert Lester […]

The research work Power in Numbers: Defining Democracy in the Philippines Through Social Capital, Citizen Empowerment and Political Support, and Trust in Political Institutions (Power in Numbers) by Reginald Ugaddan, PhD and Alexis Jan Patacsil, DBA, EdD won best paper at this year’s World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) international conference. Power in Numbers […]