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This Pride Month, UP Diliman (UPD) proudly introduces Noelynna T. Ramos, DSc, geologist, researcher, and UPD faculty for 20 years. A professor at the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), she has also been the institute’s director since 2024. A tireless geologist and researcher, Ramos’ articles have been published in various Scopus-indexed and Clarivate Analytics-indexed […] The post …

Equality shines brightly in UP Diliman (UPD) as the University formally joined hands with the Quezon City Local Government Unit (QCLGU) for a month-long celebration of Pride Month 2026. On Saturday, June 27, some 300,000 members of the LGBTQIA+ community, their families, allies, and other Pride participants are expected to descend on the UPD campus […] The post UPD, QCLGU to host biggest pride ma…

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Mary Donabelle L. Balela, PhD and Aurelio A. de los Reyes V, Dr.rer.nat. Mathematics, two professors from UP Diliman (UPD), made it to the 2026 Asian Scientist 100. Balela is a professor at the UPD Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering and De Los Reyes is a professor at the UPD Institute of Mathematics. […] The post Two UPD professors among Asia’s top scientists appeared …

This June, the Teacher Education Council (TEC) designated UP Diliman, through the College of Education (CEd), as one of 13 Teacher Education Institutions that are Teacher Education Centers of Excellence. According to a TEC Facebook post, UPD is one of five National Centers of Excellence in Teacher Education. Below is a story by the CEd. […] The post CEd designated National Center of Excellence in…

Forty-eight UP Diliman (UPD) faculty members and researchers were appointed as UP Social Scientists / UP Scholars across various ranks under the UP Social Sciences and Philosophy Productivity (SSPP) System. The inaugural run of UP Social Scientist / UP Scholar award recognized two batches of appointees from UPD—13 for the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 – […] The post UPD has 48 UP Social Scientists appe…

Congratulations to the University’s UP Artists! In this cycle, 35 of the 48 artistic members of the UP Community are from UP Diliman (UPD). Of the 35, 23 are ranked as UP Artist I, eight as UP Artist II, and four as UP Artist III. For Calendar Year (CY) 2023-2025, UPD had 16 UP Artists […] The post UPD has 35 UP Artists for 2023-2026 appeared first on University of the Philippines Diliman .

Three engineers from UP Diliman (UPD) developed a new, sustainable design for a motor that can be used in electric vehicles. Lew Andrew Tria, PhD, Ramon Florentino Santos, and Belle Sermeno of the UPD College of Engineering (COE) Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute, successfully registered a utility model for a modular stator segmented rotor switched […] The post UPD engineers regist…

A UP Diliman (UPD) Cesar E.A. Virata School of Business (VSB) alumnus has topped the May 2026 Certified Public Accountants Licensure Examination. James Al A. Serondo, a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy, topped the licensure examination with a 91.17% rating. According to his Facebook account, Serondo is chair of the […] The post UPD tops CPA licensures, lo…

UP Diliman (UPD) woke up to a very sad news of the passing of its own. Zosimo E. Lee, PhD, former professor of Philosophy and former dean of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (2004-2010) has passed peacefully on the morning of June 2. Lee, who served the University for 45 years, pioneered the […] The post Zosimo E. Lee, 1952-2026 appeared first on University of the Philippines Diliman…

All 62 examinees from UP Diliman (UPD) School of Regional and Urban Planning passed the May 2026 Environmental Planners Computer-Based Licensure Examination. This gave the University a 100% passing rate, ranking first among the top performing schools, a distinction shared with UP Open University and UP Visayas. Three examinees from UPD also landed in the […] The post UPD gets 100% in environmenta…

In celebration of Heritage Month 2026, the UP Diliman (UPD) Asian Institute of Tourism (AIT) and the UPD Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts launched the SULYAP: Buildings and Places of Interest in UP Diliman (SULYAP) on May 26 at the UP Theater Canopy. SULYAP is a QR code-based self-guided heritage walking tour […] The post UPD launches tech-supported walking tour appeared first on Un…

Ebinezer R. Florano, PhD, a professor at the UP Diliman (UPD) National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), has recently been elected as section chair of the Governmental Policies of Division 1 (Educational, Governmental, and International Policies) of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP). The post UPD prof is NRCP section chair appeared first on University …

UP Diliman (UPD) posted a 100% passing rate in the May 2026 Chemical Engineers Computer-Based Licensure Examination, according to the data posted at the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) website. Not only that, three of the nine first-time examinees from UPD placed first, fourth, and seventh, respectively, in the list of passers who garnered high scores. […] The post UPD has 100% passing r…

Following Proclamation No. 1264 by the President of the Philippines and published in the Official Gazette of the Malacañan Palace declaring May 27 as a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Adha, the UP Diliman (UPD) Office of the Chancellor announced that classes and work (except for essential offices) at UPD are suspended. The post Announcement From the UP Diliman Office of the Chancellor on E…

Touted by the UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor himself as a symbol of perseverance, compassion, and the use of science in the service of justice, human dignity, and national development, the locally-fabricated Sexual Assault Investigation Kit (SAI.Kit) was finally launched on May 19 at the UPD Natural Sciences Research Institute (NSRI) Conference Room. The SAI.Kit was […] The post UPD launches sexual …

Kim Robert C. de Leon, assistant professor at the UP Diliman (UPD) National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), has been appointed as Department of Budget and Management (DBM) secretary, and took his oath of office on May 19 at the Malacañang Palace. Prior to his appointment as DBM chief, de Leon served as […] The post NCPAG faculty appointed DBM chief appeared first on Unive…

The Quality Assurance Office (QAO) kicked off the 2026 edition of its Institutional Strategic Program for Innovation, Research, and Education (INSPIRE) with the theme Aligning Purpose. Strengthening Systems. Advancing Quality. INSPIRE brought together UP Diliman (UPD) administrators and unit heads to learn the knowledge, tools, and strategic framework needed to advance operational and academic ex…

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has formalized its partnership with UP Diliman (UPD) through a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that strengthens further the shared vision of both parties regarding community-driven development. The MOA, signed on May 13 at the Office of the Chancellor (OC), outlined the partnership between UPD and DSWD for […] The post UPD, DSWD sign MOA on Ka…