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Chinese embassy scholars, profs experience China winter camp – University of the Philippines
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Chinese embassy scholars, profs experience China winter camp Chinese embassy scholars, profs experience China winter camp January 16, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Select students and professors from three Philippine universities participated in the one-week in-depth Winter Camp in China hosted by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to the Philippines. “We aim to promote understanding and collaboration among people,” said China Education Association for International Exchange’s (CEAIE) representative Shen Xuesong during the welcoming banquet for the Filipino delegates. This is also the goal of the said camp participated by 18 students and three professors from the University of the Philippines, Diliman (UPD), Bicol University (BU) and Philippine Normal University (PNU). The camp, which featured the encounters with fellow students and teachers from top Chinese universities from Dec. 7 to 14, is an initiative by Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua in partnership with the CEAIE and the Chinese Ministry of Education. “I am confident that this would be a great opportunity to further enhance our amicable ties,” Jianhua said in the invitation. The delegates spent the week in Beijing and Xi’an discovering and appreciating Chinese culture and heritage while meeting students from esteemed universities in China. Zhang “Leo” Shangwu, attaché of the Chinese embassy accompanied the delegation. Among the partner universities, which welcomed and gave orientation to the delegates were Peking University, Beijing Normal University, Xi’an Jiaotong University, and Xi’an International Studies University. Their international offices toured the students and professors in their respective campuses. The all-expense-paid trip was a great opportunity to know the real China, BU’s team leader and Dean of Office of Students Services, Dr. Merlie Arbo said. “There’s nothing wrong if we have diplomatic ties with them. But that doesn’t mean that we have to stop to standing for our rights. Although we have issues, the only remedy is for us to talk,” Arbo said. She added that BU looks forward to the Chinese embassy offering scholarships to its students and providing them a chance to participate in similar initiatives. Only UP and BU students enjoy the Chinese ambassador’s scholarship program to date. The camp also included tours to historical scenic spots in Beijing such as the China Science and Technology Museum, Beijing National Stadium, the National Aquatics Centre, the Summer Palace, Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall, the Tian’anmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. The participants were also treated to a Peking Opera in Beijing. Exchanging experiences with students of Peking University. Contributed photo. On the fifth day, the delegates travelled via bullet train to Xi’an, visited Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum, the Terra Cota soldiers, Shaanxi History Museum, and Xi’an City Wall of Ming Dynasty and experienced the vibrant Tang Dynasty Music and Dance. Dr. Lourdes Portus, professor of communication and special assistant to the President of UP said that the camp is beyond just touring China. “We are also meeting some very important people”—officials of the Chinese universities. She told the University officials and students that, “the meeting and exchanges between our students are so valuable and we think that these are the highlights of the winter camp. The camp is one of the most important aspects of the academic lives of the students,” Portus said during a speech delivered at the Xi’an International Studies University. Portus added that the opportunity is vital for universities on their way to becoming global. “Our students here may become the future leaders of our countries. And I think this exchange will really be a contributory factor on how they will lead and will always remember China as an inspiring country,” Portus added. CEAIE is likewise grateful for the chance to strengthen relations between Chinese and Philippine schools, said Xuesong. “We’re very happy to see that bilateral relations between China and the Philippines are good. We also believe that the young people are the future not only of our countries but of the world,” Xuesong said. Meanwhile, for Arianne Agustin, a senior public administration student from UP, the trip made her understand and know more about China. “Good relationship, ‘yun yung na-establish natin (We established good relationship). Dito sa trip na to hindi ko nakita na may conflict, (In this tour, I didn’t see our conflicts)” Agustin said. “Nakita ko na open yung both sides para sa pagkakaroon ng good relationship. (I saw that both sides are open to establish good relationship).” Moreover, Mirriam Badilla, an education major from PNU said the camp broadened her ideas on China. “’Yung opinion with each other ay naging broader (The opinion with each other became broader). Meron tayong first-hand knowledge tungkol sa kanila at di lang sabi-sabi lang (We had first-hand knowledge about them, not just hearsays),” Badilla said. Aside from the memorable and enjoyable experience, the camp also opened doors for understanding the Chinese culture and educating Filipinos, Agustin said. “Gusto ko rin linawin yung ilang bagay na mali at ipaliwanag yung relationship na meron tayo at kung ano yung cultural heritage na meron sila na gusto kong ma-adapt ng Filipinos tulad ng talagang pagmamahal nila sa sariling kultura at wika, (I also want to spread awareness on the wrong beliefs about our relations with China and introduce to others their admirable pride for cultural heritage and their language)” Agustin added. Indeed, all participants agreed that the camp made them know China better and gain insights and new perspective on Philippines-China relations more. “We are Asians, we may be diverse in some ways, but we are almost the same. And therefore we are very glad that we are establishing a strong cooperation in academic and also cultural aspects,” Portus said. “The scenic places we visited are all windows of the heart and soul of China. All of the people we met are all epitomes of success that we may want to emulate.” Professors Portus (UP), Arbo (BU) and Malcampo (PNU) expressed gratitude to the Chinese Ambassador and look forward to a continuing exposure of the scholars to Chinese people, events and places. The delegation: (left to right) Arianne Agustin (NCPAG), Reggie Jabagat (SOE), Dr. Lourdes M. Portus (Office of the President), Joan Madrilejos (SOE), Chinese Embassy Attache Shangwu Zhang, Patricia Roxas (CMC), Julie Corridor (SOE), Kevin Pan. Contributed photo.
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The ‘Panday’ Conspiracy – University of the Philippines
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The ‘Panday’ Conspiracy The ‘Panday’ Conspiracy January 18, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office It all began last week with my fellow chancellors at UP. With the term of the current president, Alfredo E. Pascual, coming to an end in February, the chancellors began to “plot” not a coup but a very special tribute timed for our Presidential’s Advisory Council meeting on Jan. 17, 2017. The idea was to present one of those trophy-like awards, with the citation assigned for writing to an Inquirer columnist. We agreed to exchange ideas—by e-mail because the chancellors are located all over the country—on what would go into the citation, based on our own experiences of working with the president, while the trophy would be designed in Cebu. I thought about the planned trophy and mentioned my reservations. I’ve seen too many of these awards gathering dust in dusty corners of the house or office. I’ve even seen some being sold in second-hand shops. In SM Megamall one weekend, I stopped dead in my tracks once when I passed by such a shop where a trophy with UP’s iconic Oblation (“lalakeng hubad” or naked man to many taxi drivers) was selling for P40,000. The president deserves something better, I said, something he will keep and treasure. I thought of Toym Imao, whose public artworks—always with social messages—have become a familiar site in UP Diliman. He has also come to be known for his light installations, and I mean light as ilaw like the grand ones we had over the Christmas holidays, emanating from the Oblation and around the campus oval. The other chancellors liked the idea, but we were starting from scratch. What could Toym put in the trophy, which I thought would be at most a foot high? This would have to depend now on the proposed text or citation. I had asked the other chancellors to send me their thoughts. They did so dutifully, keeping a subject heading that warned: “Secret! Not to be forwarded!” ‘Padayon’! Meanwhile I was playing with the word padayon, which is found in all our Visayan languages. A favorite word with the president who uses it mainly to mean “Onwards!” which in Tagalog and other local languages means “Sulong.” In addition, though, as I described in a column last year, padayon also means working together such as two people carrying something together, or even an entire team. Padayon is tied very much to the notion of movement, of taking a journey together, the “dayon” close in its meanings to “dayo.” I e-mailed my thoughts to Toym, to get him started with the artwork. He liked the padayon theme. Meanwhile my fellow conspirators were still sending in their experiences and what struck me, especially from our younger constituent universities, was how the president had encouraged them to explore new programs. It was the president, too, who guided UP Cebu, which had barely survived a serious crisis, to stand up again and move forward. From a campus of UP Visayas, it had become an autonomous college and, just recently, a separate constituent university. Padayon, I thought, and then, one day, panday popped up in my head. Our brain circuits are amazing, sometimes going into dormancy only to light up with the right connections. I am sure one circuit was linguistic, tuning into the alliteration of panday and padayon. But I am sure panday came to my mind, too, because I had been handling medical anthropology classes with discussions of amulets and talismans or anting-anting. One of my students had submitted a term paper around the theme of traditional healers who use metal objects. Fortuitously, she called right before the Christmas break, asking for a consultation before heading off for home in Mindanao, where she hoped to look into metals and metalwork. When she came in for her consultation we were able to go into more discussions about the panday who is indeed a revered figure in many communities, especially among national minorities. Kris and gongs The panday, blacksmith, is popular in local folklore. The Bagobo say that Mt. Apo, our highest peak, is guarded by Apo Sandawa, a blacksmith-deity. Even today the panday inspires. We have Fernando Poe Jr.’s “Ang Panday,” based on a story of Carlos Caparas. There he plays a blacksmith, with his balaraw, a mere dagger becoming a sword by supernatural intervention, which he uses to fight evil. I found out only recently that there is a current popular television series starring Jericho Rosales, with themes similar to those of FPJ’s movies—defending the poor and the oppressed. My mind went into high gear over the break, thinking of how exemplary leadership comes close to the work of a good blacksmith. The ability to imagine what can be crafted, the mixing of crude ores to produce an alloy, the application of the right amount of heat to produce objects of utility and beauty. A good example is the kris, found throughout Southeast Asia, used not just as a weapon but as a symbol of rank and status. There is an entire folklore about the kris—how it is produced, how it gives power to its owner, even how it has a life of its own, sometimes even turning on its owner. “Panday” by Toym Imao. Left photo: Shows the base which is both an anvil and a seafaring vessel. It also features a a stylized Philippine flag. Center photo: Shows the Oblation at the helm, and “padayon” spelled in baybayin (pre-colonial Filipino scripts). It also shows a stylized rendition of the brain and the letters “UP”. Right photo: Traditional okir patterns created a sail for the ship. The sculpture, when turned sideways, also shows a heart shape. (UP System Information Office). Metal has figured importantly, too, as musical instruments—locally, in our gongs, the gangsa of northern Luzon, the kulintang in Muslim Mindanao. The panday’s skill resonates in the quality of music coming out of these instruments. Metal objects are spiritual, too, vested with powers of protection as with the anting-anting; and transformation (e.g., the sick becoming well with metal musical instruments being played to invoke spirits and bring communities together). No wonder the panday is also perceived as powerful, a healer as well as someone who officiates in religious rituals. The panday is indeed a good model for leadership, the panday-leader being someone who uses passion, patience and perseverance to bring out the best in people and move institutions forward—taking us into the connection of padayon and panday. I dashed off an e-mail to Toym about panday and that inspired him. “Inspire” is an understatement because last Friday, as I began to panic about our deadlines, he sent me his finished artwork, which was a sculpture and not just a trophy. It was an awesome rendition of several themes: a base that was both anvil and a seafaring vessel, the Oblation at the helm, and padayon spelled in baybayin (pre-colonial Filipino scripts). Traditional okir patterns created a sail for the ship. Also incorporated into the sculpture were stylized renditions of the brain, of the heart and of the Philippine flag, a way of affirming UP’s commitment to use heart and mind, in the service of the nation. The day before the presentation we had to smuggle this magnum opus into Quezon Hall, up into the board room, holding our breath until the president arrived. If he had asked what the veiled “thing” was, we would have answered the Santo Niño, or the Nazareno. Thus was the “Panday Conspiracy” at UP was hatched for a leader who shaped minds and hearts and who, like a goldsmith, knows the importance of strength and resiliency as we handle one of the most precious of resources of our nation: our iskolar ng bayan. This column article by University of the Philippines Diliman Chancellor Michael L. Tan was originally published on the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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https://up.edu.ph/up-inks-moa-with-ngcp-for-skills-camp/
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UP inks MOA with NGCP for skills camp – University of the Philippines
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UP inks MOA with NGCP for skills camp UP inks MOA with NGCP for skills camp January 17, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) entered into a memorandum of agreement on January 16 for the creation of development programs under a skills camp that will benefit NGCP host communities near UP campuses. This is the NGCP’s first collaboration with an educational institution for its livelihood projects. From left to right: NGCP Chief Administrative Officer Anthony Almeda, NGCP President and CEO Henry Sy Jr., UP President Alfredo Pascual, UP VP for Public Affairs Edna Co. Photo by Arlyn Romualdo, UPSIO. According to NGCP Corporate Initiatives and Advocacies Chief Lida May Lopez, the pilot project will be implemented this year in seven NGCP host communities near UP Los Baños, UP Visayas (Miagao and Tacloban), and UP Mindanao. She added that these communities consist of 250 households or 1,000 individuals. UP President Alfredo Pascual and NGCP President and CEOP Henry Sy Jr. both referred to the agreement as an expansion of the institutions’ partnership. A memorandum of understanding had been signed by the parties in 2014 to further develop the power sector through research and development, capacity-building programs, and technical training and exchange. “This [MOA] widens the reach of our development efforts as we go down to the grassroots level and empower our communities,” said Pascual. “As UP is mandated to lead and serve as a public service university, this agreement is a welcome opportunity for us to work with NGCP in the delivery of meaningful and relevant development programs to its host communities.” Sy, on the other hand, remarked that the latest collaboration was “more than just developing the skills of the people within NGCP and UP’s inner circles. . . [it is] helping people beyond those inner circles, particularly in our host communities.” The project will also involve local government units through their Public Employment Services Office (PESO). The role of the local PESO is threefold: to help identify needs in the labor market during the project’s scoping and needs assessment phase; to match trained beneficiaries with potential employers; and to serve as conduit for possible applications to livelihood programs for young people funded by the Department of Labor and Employment. (Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO)
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https://up.edu.ph/up-fetes-donors-of-centennial-professorial-chairs-in-engineering/
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UP fetes donors of Centennial Professorial Chairs in Engineering – University of the Philippines
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UP fetes donors of Centennial Professorial Chairs in Engineering UP fetes donors of Centennial Professorial Chairs in Engineering January 27, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office “Forging new ties and strengthening of existing ties with the donors of Engineering Professorial Chairs is one way of realizing greater academic productivity that elevates the quality of teaching and excellence through conferences and research,” Dean Rizalinda L. de Leon said in her welcome message at the reception for donors of Centennial Professorial Chairs in Engineering on January 11 at the UP Board Room in Quezon City. The new batch of donors was dedicated to the “Centennial” Engineering Professorial Chairs as this marked the centennial anniversary of the respective departments receiving the donations, according to former College of Engineering Dean Aura C. Matias. “It is also fitting that we begin the New Year by returning to our roots, in this case by going back to one of our core values, the same values that hold our culture and society together. The five Professorial Chairs in Engineering that we are commemorating today are demonstrations of this revered value as much as they are expressions of a generous and supportive spirit and a far-sighted vision. What values are these? Nothing less than honoring the people and institutions who have made us who we are—our parents, and our Alma Mater,” UP President Alfredo E. Pascual said in a message delivered by UP Vice President for Academic Affairs Gisela P. Concepcion. Former UP Diliman College of Engineering Dean Aura Matias speaking before the donor families. Photo by Jun Madrid, UPSIO. The five Professorial Chairs in Engineering are the following: The Edgardo and Agnes Paynor Electrical Engineering Centennial Professorial Chair is named after Engr. Edgardo Paynor, a UP Electrical Engineering graduate and founder of Telmarc Cable, and his wife Mrs. Agnes Paynor, who is also a UP graduate. The Don Benito Yao Metallurgical Engineering Centennial Professorial Chair was donated by SteelAsia Manufacturing Corporation President Mr. Benjamin Yao in honor of Mr. Yao’s father, Don Benito Yao. The company has been a great supporter of the College of Engineering as it has been hosting since 2015 such projects as summer internship programs, study grants, and the completion of the Civil Engineering building. The Pedro and Francisca Maniego Professorial Chair in Industrial Engineering is named in honor of the parents of UP Engineering Research and Development Foundation Inc. (UPERDFI) Chair and former National Renewable Energy Board Chair Pete Maniego, who is also a graduate of the UP College of Law. Honoring the life and legacy of the late Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary and Senator Vicente Paterno is the Vicente T. Paterno Mechanical Engineering Centennial Chair, which recognizes Sen. Paterno’s outstanding achievements as a businessman and public servant. He was also recognized as one of the distinguished alumni of the UP Alumni Engineers. The Quintin and Norma Calderon Chair in Civil Engineering is named in honor of UP Civil Engineering alumnus and pioneer in Philippine construction Quintin Calderon and his wife, Norma. Its donor is Engr. Rosario “Chato” Calderon, the incumbent vice-president of the UPERDFI and former president of the UP Alumni Engineers. Also present at the reception were the families of the donors, as well as UPERDFI President Alfonso A. Aliga, Jr. To view more photos from the event, please click through the album : https://www.facebook.com/upsystem/posts/1673095089380045
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https://up.edu.ph/executive-information-system-eis/
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EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM (EIS) – University of the Philippines
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EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM (EIS) EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM (EIS) April 8, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP is a leading university in the use of Business Intelligence and Analytics to fortify its decision-making capability. This is achieved through a data warehouse that consolidates information from all systems, and a powerful visualization tool that generates interactive reports. Consolidates information from all core systems Generates reports needed for performance evaluation and decision-making Access to accurate, real-time information Tutorials SUPPLY, PROCUREMENT, AND CAMPUS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (SPCMIS)
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https://up.edu.ph/human-resources-information-system-hris/
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HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM – University of the Philippines
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HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM April 8, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office HRIS enhances HR processes such as management of employee profiles, accomplishments, benefits, performance, and training. Together with the other information systems, it will automate many existing paper-based processes in UP. | LOGIN Comprehensive management of employee data. This includes position and assignment history, benefits earned and used, leave data, education, training, accomplishments, dependents, SALN, performance evaluations, etc. Self-Service: Employees will be able to view and manage their employment data themselves, anytime and anywhere. They will be able to record important and frequently requested information such as publications, creative work, public service and other accomplishments. They can update their education and training as needed. Online processes, including the following: Application for Certificate of Employment Application for Authority to Travel Application for Limited Practice of Profession Application for Leave Application for Authority to Fill Payroll management. Online Performance Evaluation, with consolidation of ratings by office, department, college, etc. Management of training programs and internal job openings. Generation of reports such as SALN, Personnel Data Sheet, PSIPOP, headcount and other real-time reports. Single record reference for personnel with multiple assignments within and outside CU. Integration with SAIS Faculty data used in SAIS will come from HRIS. Data from HRIS and SAIS can be combined to produce Faculty Service Records. Data on dependents, for tuition discounts, will come from HRIS. Data on student employees will come from both systems. Students who graduate and become employees will have their information readily available.
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https://up.edu.ph/supply-procurement-and-campus-management-information-system-spcmis/
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SUPPLY, PROCUREMENT, AND CAMPUS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (SPCMIS) – University of the Philippines
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SUPPLY, PROCUREMENT, AND CAMPUS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (SPCMIS) SUPPLY, PROCUREMENT, AND CAMPUS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (SPCMIS) April 8, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office SPCMIS automates processes related to the procurement of goods and services, and manages the inventory of the University’s physical resources. SPCMIS is integrated with FMIS.
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https://up.edu.ph/financial-management-information-system-fmis/
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (FMIS) – University of the Philippines
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (FMIS) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (FMIS) April 8, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office FMIS is the first UP system-wide project to streamline and automate financial processes in accounting and budget and cash management. Financial reports are automatically generated through the FMIS. | LOGIN Comprehensive management and consolidation of all financial information generated and used by the Accounting, Budget, and Cash offices, as well as the other offices across all CUs. Management of General Ledger Cash Management Management of Fixed Assets Management of Accounts Receivable Management of Accounts Payable Inventory management ntegration with SAIS Student payments will be integrated with FMIS at the GL level. Allocations to various accounts will be made automatically instead of computed manually. The system will cover both assessment and non-assessment fees. Student loans will be reflected in both systems. Payments to student employees will be reflected in both systems. Comprehensive information on ST, scholarships, and loans.
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https://up.edu.ph/student-academic-information-system-sais/
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STUDENT ACADEMIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (SAIS) – University of the Philippines
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STUDENT ACADEMIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (SAIS) STUDENT ACADEMIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (SAIS) April 8, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office SAIS is a Student Lifecycle data management system encompassing admission application to graduation and alumni tracking. It covers curriculum, advisement, payment, and integration with general ledger in FMIS and employee records in HRIS. | LOGIN Comprehensive management of student records, including academic and financial data, throughout the complete student life cycle from admission to graduation. Comprehensive management of academic master data such as curricula and course information including pre-requisites. Comprehensive management of campus community data including student, faculty and alumni data. Integration with other systems including HRIS, FMIS, iLib, UPCAT, ST, Learning Management Systems, etc. Ability to manage student applications and admissions (non-UPCAT). Ability to manage financial aid and scholarships. Ability to generate Academic Advisement reports such as course checklists, study plans, etc. Ability to manage communications with students, faculty, and alumni. Alumni tracking. Online processes such as application for graduation, application for leave of absence, etc. Comprehensive student financial records, including detailed calculation of tuition and other fees, payment history, loan balances, refunds, etc. Pre-requisite checking Evaluation of requirements for graduation. Integration among UP CUs, and the ability to manage access to data. For example, registrar in one CU will be able to view the records of a student in another CU if given the authority to do so. Waiting lists for full classes, eliminating the need to physically wait in line for slots. Generation of course demand data, which can be used in determining class offerings. Ability to produce timely and accurate consolidated reports for the university, as well as reports organized by CU, College, office, etc. Reports will be easily accessible by authorized personnel. Communication tools – sending emails to groups, sending notifications and alerts, etc. Tagging of scholastic delinquencies, eligibility to enroll, etc. Integration with FMIS and HRIS
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https://up.edu.ph/up-baguio-inaugurates-museo-kordilyera/
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UP Baguio inaugurates Museo Kordilyera – University of the Philippines
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UP Baguio inaugurates Museo Kordilyera UP Baguio inaugurates Museo Kordilyera February 13, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP Baguio (UPB) formally opened its three-story ethnographic museum, Museo Kordilyera, on January 31, seven months after its soft opening in 2016. Its main areas of focus are the collection, preservation, and exhibition of artifacts and other objects unique to the Cordillera region, its peoples, and its cultures and traditions. Conforming to the campus terrain, only the first story of the museum is at ground level, as with the other campus buildings, while the second and third levels of the museum are underground. These lower levels have: spaces for the Museo Kordilyera’s permanent collection,;curatorial space for ethnographic materials; a temporary exhibition area; a room for the orientation of visitors; an audio-visual room; a shop; and, a café. Representatives of the various Cordilleria indigenous communities perform a ceremonial dance at the opening of the Museo Kordilyera. Photo by Misael Bacani, UPSIO. Three inaugural exhibits were mounted as part of the event: “Batok Tattoos: Body as Archive”, based on the research of Museo Kordilyera Director Analyn Salvador-Amores, a professor at the UPB Department of Social Anthropology and Psychology ; “Jules de Raedt: Life Works, Lived Worlds”, a retrospective of de Raedt’s work; and, “The Indigenous, In Flux: Reconfiguring the Ethnographic Photograph” by Roland Rabang of the UPB Department of Language, Literature, and the Arts. Together with Salvador-Amores, also involved in the curatorial work for the inaugural exhibits were: Professor Emeritus Delfin Tolentino, Jr. ot the UPB Department of Language, Literature, and the Arts; Professor Victoria Diaz of the UPB Department of Social Anthropology and Psychology; and, Cristina Villanueva, a UPB archivist. Museo Kordilyera is now open to the public. (Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO)
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https://up.edu.ph/upou-launches-youth-program-for-ifugao-rice-terraces-conservation-and-sustainability/
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UPOU launches youth program for Ifugao Rice Terraces conservation and sustainability – University of the Philippines
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UPOU launches youth program for Ifugao Rice Terraces conservation and sustainability UPOU launches youth program for Ifugao Rice Terraces conservation and sustainability February 13, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Open University launched its latest project, the two-year “Youth Capacity Building and Exchange Program toward Sustainable Development and Conservation of Ifugao Rice Terraces”, on January 24 at its headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna. The project, funded by the Mitsui Co., Ltd. Environment Fund and done in collaboration with UP Los Baños, is led by UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies Associate Professor Joane Serrano. Also involved in the project are: Kanazawa University, Japan; Ifugao State University; the Ifugao Provincial Government; and, Ifugao local government units. Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor, welcomed all partners and guests to the launch. She coined the term #Y4IRT as the shorter name to the project and explained how the project proves important to the University. Photo from UPOU Facebook page. Program activities will focus on training Ifugao youth on sustainable tourism and farming practices, local food security, agricultural heritage systems, and cultural heritage preservation. In addition, there will be an exchange program between Ifugao youth and students from UPOU, UPLB, and nearby areas in Los Baños, to facilitate cultural and knowledge sharing. The project also aims to create partnerships between countryside and urban communities and provide opportunities for hands-on experience, exchange programs, and internships to rural and urban-based youth. (UPOU Information Office)
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https://up.edu.ph/up-upsilon-sigma-phi-sign-agreement-to-construct-up-promenade/
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UP, Upsilon Sigma Phi sign agreement to construct UP Promenade – University of the Philippines
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UP, Upsilon Sigma Phi sign agreement to construct UP Promenade UP, Upsilon Sigma Phi sign agreement to construct UP Promenade February 20, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office On February 6, the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Upsilon Sigma Phi Alumni Assocation, Incorporated (USPAAI) signed a Memorandum of Agreement on the construction of the UP Promenade. “The construction of the UP Promenade is a legacy project donated by the USPAAI in celebration of the fraternity’s 100th founding anniversary in 2018,” USPAAI President Jesse Andres said. “The UP Promenade will be constructed in the area fronting Gonzales Hall in the Diliman Campus. It will consist of a 7.5 meter wide (extending to 16 meters, more or less, at certain portions) by 115 meter long pathway with internet and wifi capable facilities. The area shall serve as a promenade for the use of the University’s students, faculty and personnel,” the agreement states. “The USPAAI shall commence construction of the project no later than April 2017 and shall be completed within a period of 12 months from issuance of permits or, effective from the date of signing of the agreement by the parties. . . .” it added. UP President Alfredo E. Pascual said in a message, “I believe that the UP Promenade will serve exactly such a purpose. I personally envision it, first of all, to be a refuge for our students and faculty, providing a space for them to spend quality time with their friends and mentors. More importantly, I also see the UP Promenade symbolizing an ideal that the University of the Philippines has long hoped to promote–that learning and meaningful connections can be had outside the confines of our classroom, and that the ideas that will shape our country’s future can be born and shared anywhere an isko or iska is to be found–one need only give them the space to do so.” A groundbreaking ceremony followed right after the signing of the memorandum of agreement. Also present at the event were Vice President for Development Elvira A. Zamora, USPAAI Chair Ray Orozco, and USP Centennial Commission Chair Noy Dy-Liacco. “The Upsilon Sigma Phi, founded in 1918, is the oldest fraternity in Asia. Based in the University of the Philippines, it has had an unbroken and singular association with the premier state university. There are no chapters outside of UP Diliman and UP Los Banos,” the Upsilon Sigma Phi website states. (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO)
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https://up.edu.ph/up-mindanao-breaks-ground-for-new-facilities-unveils-dc-up-sports-complex-training-gym/
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UP Mindanao breaks ground for new facilities, unveils DC-UP Sports Complex training gym – University of the Philippines
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UP Mindanao breaks ground for new facilities, unveils DC-UP Sports Complex training gym UP Mindanao breaks ground for new facilities, unveils DC-UP Sports Complex training gym February 20, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP Mindanao (UPMin) held a brief groundbreaking ceremony for seven infrastructure projects and inaugurated the Davao City-UP (DC-UP) Sports Complex Multi-purpose Human Kinetics Building or Training Gym on February 3. The events took place after UPMin’s tribute to outgoing UP President Alfredo Pascual. Of the new structures to be constructed, three are part of the 20-hectare DC-UP Sports Complex development: the Football Stadium (phase 2); the Football Field and Track Oval (civil works); and the Aquatics Center. Four other facilities are: the Faculty and Staff Housing; the College of Science and Mathematics Research, Development and Extension Building; the Center for Advancement of Research in Mindanao (phases 1 and 2); and, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Cultural Complex. The Training Gym is the first DC-UP Sports Complex structure to be inaugurated. At the program, key government officials pledged continued support for the project. Laying of the time capsule at the site of the Davao City-UP Sports Complex football field and track oval. Photo by Misael Bacani, UPSIO. Officer-in-Charge Michael Aportadera of the Sports Development Division-City Mayor’s Office, who represented Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, expressed the city leader’s confidence in the project’s development as Davao City plans to bid for the hosting of the 2019 Palarong Pambansa and subsequently, the Southeast Asian Games. Philippine Sport Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez, who represented President Rodrigo Duterte, said that the national government, through the PSC, will extend assistance to the progress of the project. President Duterte, who was then Davao City mayor, strongly pushed for the construction of the DC-UP Sports Complex and signed the agreement with UP to implement the project. Davao City 3rd District Representative Alberto Ungab, who succeeded his brother, Isidro Ungab, announced that he remains supportive of the endeavor. Isidro Ungab was acknowledged by UP President Alfredo Pascual as being instrumental in providing funds for the development of the DC-UP Sports Complex as chair of the House Appropriations Committee from 2013 to 2016. In his speech, Pascual expressed gratitude to the aforementioned government officials and their respective offices for their contribution to the project’s realization. He also said that Davao City continued to be UP’s solid partner in seeing the development through. Pascual, who was days away from the end of his term as UP president, said that he “was leaving satisfied and reassured that the development of this sports complex in UP Mindanao is proceeding smoothly.” (Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO) For more photos of the event, please click here.
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UP Mindanao pays tribute to Pascual – University of the Philippines
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UP Mindanao pays tribute to Pascual UP Mindanao pays tribute to Pascual February 20, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP Mindanao (UPMin) held “Parangal para kay President Alfredo E. Pascual,” a tribute program for the outgoing UP president at the Lorenzo Hall, Administration Building on February 3, a week before the end of his term. Sectors of the UPMin community honored Pascual in different ways. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences, through its BA Communication Arts students, created a video presentation. The College of Science and Mathematics’ tribute was a song performed by one of its BS Biology students. Another song was performed by BS Agribusiness Economics students as the School of Management’s (SOM) tribute. Performances were also given by UPMin’s choral group, Koro Kantahanay, and the UPMin Dance Ensemble. The program also featured tribute messages from: [Ed: in this position, his being an alumnus is presumed] UP Mindanao Foundation Inc. Chair Sebastian Angliongto; Officer-in-Charge Michael Aportadera of the Sports Development Division-City Mayor’s Office, who represented Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio; SOM Dean Larry Digal, who spoke on behalf of the faculty; President Analiza Fulvadora of the All-UP Workers Union-UPMin Chapter; President Michael Gatela of the Research, Extension and Professional Staff Association; former Davao City 3rd District Representative Isidro Ungab; and, leaders of the Obu Manuvu Tribe led by Datu Joel Unad, who presented Pascual with the tribe’s traditional costume and a plaque of recognition. Pascual also received gifts from UPMin employees through Fulvadora and Gatela, who represented them in the program. UP President Alfredo Pascual wears the traditional garb of the Obu-Manuvu Tribe. It was given to him by five elders of the tribe to thank him for his initiative in ensuring livelihood opportunities for their people. Photo by Misael Bacani, UPSIO. UPMin Chancellor Sylvia Concepcion presented Pascual with the constituent university’s token of appreciation—an heirloom kris or “sudeng” from the T’boli tribe. She narrated how the sudeng was made by a chief sword maker and was a family heirloom before it was bartered for a horse with Datu Bundos Fara, who came from a long line of metal crafters. Concepcion added that the sudeng was a type of sword made for datus. It symbolized “authority, vigor, leadership, and magic,” and was believed to be endowed with “magical, mystical, and healing powers.” The sudeng is considered a highly-prized possession by the T’bolis. Vice President for Academic Affairs Gisela Concepcion and Vice President for Planning and Finance Joselito Florendo, who attended the tribute, were also given tokens of appreciation by UPMin. Concepcion was given an “aged” kris from the Maranao tribe, while Florendo received a “new, unused” sword called a “kampilan”—also made for datus as a symbol of leadership by T’boli bladesmiths. Apart from thanking UPMin for the tribute program, Pascual also looked back on his first visit to the campus and talked about how the constituent university has developed over the last six years. He also called on the UPMin community to support the succeeding administration of 21st UP President Danilo Concepcion. Pascual announced that after his term as UP president, he was still willing to serve the University as a UP alumnus and a Filipino citizen. (Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO) Fore more photos of the event, please click here.
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UP SURP inaugurates new building, launches new books – University of the Philippines
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UP SURP inaugurates new building, launches new books UP SURP inaugurates new building, launches new books February 20, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines School of Urban and Regional Planning (UP SURP) welcomed UP officials, representatives from the office of the Ambassador of Germany to the Philippines and UNESCO Philippines to its new building’s soft inauguration and the launching of new books on February 6. The unveiling of the International Center for Urban and Regional Planning (ICURP) was attended by UP President Alfredo E. Pascual, incoming UP President Danilo M. Concepcion, Vice President for Planning Elvira A. Zamora, UP Diliman Chancellor Michael L. Tan, Office of the Campus Architect Director Enrico B. Tabafunda, other UP officials, as well as other dignitaries. “The ICURP will serve as UP SURP’s new facility to further its programs as a center for scholarship, technical assistance, and the country’s only graduate institution of its kind. Among ICURP’s features are–a state-of-the-art GIS laboratory; a modern library; the research work of local and international fellows; and a Virtual Reality Innovation and Application Center on Sustainable Urban and Regional Planning, which will encourage collaborative research, training and other programs,” according to UP SURP Dean Mario R. Delos Reyes . Following the soft inauguration was the launch of UP SURP’s new book collection by UP SURP and UP PLANADES faculty members: Bohol – A Window to the Philippines’ Natural History: Towards Sustainable Island Development by Dean Delos Reyes, Ms. Aguda and Prof emeritus Dr. Hillmer; Property, Patrimony and Territory: Foundations of Land Use Planning in the Philippines by Prof. Serote, a revision/update of the book published in 2009 with the same title; and, Book of Filipino Planners( a coffee table book) by Prof. Magno. Pascual received the UP Oblation and Plaque of Appreciation from UP SURP, the institution’s tribute to the president in recognition of his support and assistance to the projects of SURP, especially the ICURP. “These [activities] are a culmination of the steps that the UP SURP has taken over the past six years that have been central to UP’s greatness in the 21st century. As I prepare to wear a different hat in the following days as my term as President comes to an end, I would like to congratulate the UP SURP one last time–led by Dean Mario delos Reyes–for all your notable contributions to knowledge, to our people’s welfare, and to our University’s mission of leadership through service. May these latest programs and projects inspire all of you to continue your Institution’s ascent into global and regional leadership through the pursuit of your fourfold mandate of graduate education, research, training and extension in new and innovative ways. And may a stronger, more energized UP SURP help create–in the words of the urban scholar Jane Jacobs– ‘diverse and intense’ cities and regions ‘that contain the seeds of their own regeneration, with energy enough to carry over for problems and needs outside themselves’.” Pascual said in his message. Also part of program was the induction ceremony of the new officers of the UPAA SURP Chapter Board of Trustees 2016-2018. (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO)
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UPLB’s Makiling Chamber Singers is Gawad Pangulo Choral Competition back-to-back champion – University of the Philippines
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UPLB’s Makiling Chamber Singers is Gawad Pangulo Choral Competition back-to-back champion UPLB’s Makiling Chamber Singers is Gawad Pangulo Choral Competition back-to-back champion February 20, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Held on January 30 at the UP Cine Adarna in Diliman, this year’s Gawad Pangulo Choral Competition drew seven choral finalists from the various constituent units of the University. On its second run, choral competition awarded its grand prize to the second-time winner, the Makiling Chamber Singers, the sole representative of UP Los Baños which was formed in September 2015 under the leadership of Rommel Lomarda. Other groups included the UP Serenta, the official choral group of UP Cebu conducted by Cathy Rodel, which was awarded the second prize. Established in 1999 and conducted by Louie Arelvi Villanueva, the UP Engineering Choir from Diliman, which bagged the third prize, is one of the finest college-based choirs in UP Diliman. The iChoir, the UP Industrial Engineering Choir Club in Diliman, which was established in 2010 with its conductor Ramon Miguel Abeleda. Representing UP Mindanao was Koro Kantahanay, with its conductor Jessi Anne Nakol Aligato; it was established in 2001 as part of the then UP Mindanao Kombuyahan. Formed in 1993, the Pharmacy Junior Ambassadors of Music (PharmJAM), isthe official music performing group of UP Manila under the leadership of Alshamir Bryan Aripuddin. It is composed of students, alumni and faculty members. And the UP Pintig, conducted by Benedic Velasco, is a new singing organization established in January 2016. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO Another feature of the contest was the performance of a selection, Isang Unibersidad, music by Raul Navarro and lyrics by Vim Nadera, Winning the best interpretation of the contest piece was UP Serenata. The board of judges was composed of chair Prof. Janet Sabas Aracama as chair, and Prof. Edagardo Lumbera Manguiat, Prof. Ma. Cecilia Valeña, Mr. Arwin Tan and Mr. Rodney Ambat as members. “Nothing comes close to a choral competition to effectively convey UP’s oneness of spirit and purpose in fulfilling its goals. The contending groups have regaled the audience with versatile vocal renditions that, even with diverse interpreters, resonated with an almost perfect harmony. Each has ably surpassed the benchmarks of musicality, technical competence, fidelity to the score, and audience presence,” said UP President Alfredo E. Pascual in a message. In her message, Vice President for Academic Affairs Gisela Concepcion said, “as the national university, UP should actively lead in preserving, supporting and developing our cultural heritage, especially with the sad reality that some of our indigenous languages, practices and arts are now in danger of dying or have already been lost. Culture is a huge part of our national identity and we should do whatever we can to revive or reinforce our own unique traditions particularly in music and the arts.” (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO)
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UP College of Music pays tribute to UP President Alfredo Pascual – University of the Philippines
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UP College of Music pays tribute to UP President Alfredo Pascual UP College of Music pays tribute to UP President Alfredo Pascual February 20, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP College of Music and the UP College of Music Alumni Association Incorporated (UPCMAAI) presented a thanksgiving concert on February 1 at the Executive House in Diliman to honor UP President Alfredo E. Pascual. Present at the event were UP faculty, students, and administrative staff of the UP College of Music, UP System officials, as well as National Artists Ramon Santos and Bienvenido Lumbera. “This concert manifests our greatest gratitude to UP President Alfredo Pascual for his unwavering support to the College since the beginning of his term. The infrastructure development that has been awarded the College is a great leap forward to new beginnings and continuing academic excellence and service,” said College of Music Dean Jose S. Buenconsejo, , in a message. In his response, President Pascual said that he has been a big supporter of the arts. “I am looking forward to the full completion of the new facility of the College of Music as well as the other infrastructure development for the Arts and Humanities on campus. I believe that the University should excel and flourish not only in the sciences, but also in the arts.” Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO Danica Mae Antazo, a pianist and a student of the College of Music, performed Franz Liszt’s Sonnet 104 of Petrarch and Ryan Cayabyab’s Toccata. The Tugtugang Musika Asyatika (TUGMA) Koto Ensemble, composed of Maikee Barba, Angela Montaño, James Gazmin and Elizabeth Arce, played Tadao Sawai’s Tsuchi Ningyo. While the TUGMA Kulintangan Ensemble, made up of Elizabeth Arce, Julia Yabes, Hannah Malonzo, James Gazmin, Jacques Dufourt, Jun Legson, Kathleen Cahis, Dona Gonzales, Jeannae Dormido and Marla Añonuevo, serenaded the audience with Tidtu and Sinulog a bagu. A major feature of the concert were the presentations of College of Music students Christian Dino and Jairus Saldajeno, who offered their original compositions to be performed for the first time. Dino’s Gratitude for Generosity was interpreted by Michelle Mariposa, a soprano, Isaac Roldan on violin, Celyn Ponce on cello, and Christian Dino himself on the piano. Meanwhile, Saldajeno’s Gunita, was performed by Paul Andrew Evangelista, Draizen Genesis Sanchez, Danelle Dionisio, Jose Lorenzo Reyna Jr., and Klyde Ledamo on violin, oboe, clarinet in Bb, bassoon, and piano respectively, and accompanied with an interpretive dance by the UP Dance Company. (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO)
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UPD community gets together for Inter-College Socials – University of the Philippines
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UPD community gets together for Inter-College Socials UPD community gets together for Inter-College Socials February 21, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office There was song. There was laughter. There was a good mix of banter and deep conversation. It was the annual UP Diliman (UPD) Inter-College Socials, where the University community gathered to unwind for a night and enjoy the camaraderie among administrators, faculty, staff, and students. Held on February 17 at the UPD National Science Complex Amphitheater, the event was organized by the College of Science (CS) and served as a prelude to the upcoming CS Week. CS Dean Jose Maria Balmaceda, who welcomed everyone to the gathering, told UP News that since it was an informal social event, there really was no line-up of performances to be followed. The UPD National Institute of Geological Sciences faculty members, led by Acting Deputy Director for Resources and Facilities, Prof. Carlo Arcilla (second from right), perform at the event. Photo by Misael Bacani, UPSIO. Two bands composed of National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) faculty members and students performed several songs. One of the bands featured NIGS Director Mario A. Aurelio on drums and Acting Deputy Director for Resources and Facilities Carlo A. Arcilla on vocals and keyboard. Arcilla said they called themselves The Unconformity Band. Tripolar, a band composed of 11th graders from the UP Integrated School played several songs. Teresa Luz A. Gormise, a CS staff member performed as well. The open mic that followed saw other attendees singing with the NIGS musicians. A video karaoke machine was also on hand. UP President Danilo L. Concepcion joined the UPD community at the event. (Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO) For more photos of the event, please click through the album here.
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Lumad Leader Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay is 2017 UP Gawad Tandang Sora awardee – University of the Philippines
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Lumad Leader Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay is 2017 UP Gawad Tandang Sora awardee Lumad Leader Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay is 2017 UP Gawad Tandang Sora awardee February 22, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The College of Social Work and Community Development of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP-CSWCD) announces the selection of Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay as the recipient of the 2017 Gawad Tandang Sora. Bai Bibyaon is an outstanding indigenous woman leader. The only female chieftain in the history of the Manobo tribe, she has led the defense of the Manobo ancestral land since 1994. She was among those who led the pangayaw (tribal war) against the intrusion of a destructive logging company that threatened to destroy the ancestral lands in Talaingod, Davao del Norte. She remains active in asserting the rights of indigenous peoples until today. The awarding ceremony will be held on February 23, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., during the UP-CSWCD’s College Week celebration. Bai Bibyaon, the third recipient of the Gawad since 2010, will receive a trophy made by UP Artist and College of Fine Arts professor and former Dean Leonilo Doloricon and a cash award from the Office of the Chancellor of UP Diliman. For decades, Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay has been at the vanguard of the Lumad struggle, defending the communities of Pantaron range against plunder and militarization. Together with other Datus, she surpassed the hardships brought by militarization, all for the defense of their ancestral land and the environment. Poster from UP CSWCD Facebook page. She led her people during the massive exodus to the city after the military and its paramilitary group Alamara intensified their attacks on the Manobo communities in Talaingod and Bukidnon. She also led other indigenous leaders “spill blood on the grounds of the University of the Philippines” as she inspired trailblazing campaigns such as the Manilakbayan ng Mindanao protest camp and caravan and the Sandugo, a national alliance of Moro and indigenous peoples. Constantly, Bai Bibyaon upheld the dignity of the Lumad people as they face ethnocide. Also among her accomplishments is organizing other indigenous women leaders and forming the Sabokahan to mo Lumad Kamalitanan (Confederation of Lumad Women). She was also instrumental in the growth of the Salugpungan Ta Tanu Igkanugon Learning Center which started in her community but now runs around 50 elementary and high school campuses for indigenous children. As she nears the centenary of a life devoted to land, culture, rights, and life, she stands tall as a nurturing leader and as a woman of courage and vision for her people. Bai Bibyaon is the Tandang Sora of the countryside. She is the Mother of the Lumads who inspires the revolution of the Filipino people for national self-determination and freedom. The U.P. Gawad Tandang Sora is the award bestowed upon outstanding academics, practitioners, or organizations that rendered excellent service in the fields of Social Work, Community Development, Women and Development and Social Development. It is administered by the College of Social Work and Community Development of the University of the Philippines Diliman. The award is named after Melchora “Tandang Sora” Aquino, the “Mother of the Philippine Revolution,” whose life and deeds represent love of country and service to her fellow Filipinos. (UPCSWCD) For questions and more information on the awarding ceremony, please contact: Prof. Jocelyn T. Caragay Dean, College of Social Work and Community Development University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City Tel. no. 929-8438; 929-2477
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UP to continue Project NOAH – University of the Philippines
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UP to continue Project NOAH UP to continue Project NOAH February 23, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office At its 1325th meeting on February 23, 2017, the University of the Philippines Board of Regents approved the adoption of Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) by UP upon the termination of its administration by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on February 28. “In a sense, Project NOAH is coming home,” said UP President Danilo L. Concepcion after the BOR meeting, noting that the project was conceived by the DOST with the help of UP professors, led by its executive director Dr. Alfredo Mahar Lagmay from the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), and that most of the project’s staff have come from UP. Project NOAH began as a research program under the DOST in 2012 following the Typhoon Sendong tragedy in 2011. Having delivered its research results and after two extensions, the project was scheduled to end when UP stepped in to continue it. “The project’s benefits go far beyond its research value,” said Concepcion. “It has literally been a lifesaver for millions of Filipinos threatened by natural disasters like floods, landslides, and storm surges. It deserves a new lease on life, and UP is happy to welcome it into its fold.” A screenshot of the Project NOAH website (http://noah.dost.gov.ph/) with the project’s logo. Project NOAH was designed to harness technologies and management services for disaster risk-reduction activities offered by the DOST through PAGASA, PHIVOLCS, and the DOST’s Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI), in partnership with the UP National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) and the UP College of Engineering. For the past four years, the media and the general public have come to depend on Project NOAH’s assessments for guidance in disaster situations. “We have offered open access to our findings and services, empowering the people—local governments and communities—to make decisions for themselves,” Lagmay explained. The program will now fall under the Office of the President in UP. “We were a program in need of a home,” added Lagmay. “Disaster management should involve more than science and technology. We also need artists and educators to communicate messages more effectively. UP is an interdisciplinary community and will make the perfect home for us, given that our disaster problem will grow even bigger in the future. We remain deeply grateful to the DOST for having hosted us, and we look forward to complementing the work of its agencies toward our common goal of mitigating the effects of disasters on our people.” For more information and questions, please contact: Prof. Jose Y. Dalisay, Jr. Vice President for Public Affairs University of the Philippines jdalisay@up.edu.ph 09175300951
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Masons and UP, bound by shared ideals – UP President Concepcion – University of the Philippines
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Masons and UP, bound by shared ideals – UP President Concepcion Masons and UP, bound by shared ideals – UP President Concepcion February 23, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office New UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, who was the guest of honor and speaker at the 13TH Installation of Officers of the Norberto S. Amoranto Memorial Lodge under the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines, stressed in his speech that while he himself was not a Mason, he shared the ideals, principles and aspirations of Masonry, particularly as they relate to the upliftment of people to their finest possibilities. “Your brotherhood is bound by a code consisting of the highest ethical and moral standards, and an emphasis on personal study and self-improvement, and on contributing to the good of society though individual action and philanthropy,” Concepcion said. He went on to note the influence of Masonry upon liberation movements around the world, and cited the Filipino Masons who helped shape the country’s history: Dr. Jose Rizal and his fellow reformists; the founders of the Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (KKK), including Andres Bonifacio; the leaders of the first Philippine Republic such as Emilio Aguinaldo and Apolinario Mabini; and, distinguished names during the American War, the Commonwealth period, the Second World War, and modern Philippine history, such as President Manuel L. Quezon, Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos, General Vicente Lucban, Senator Camilo Osias, Senator Quintin Paredes, President Manuel A. Roxas, President Jose P. Laurel, and the first Filipino Muslim Mason, Hadji Butu Rasul, prime minister of the sultan of Sulu. According to Concepcion, UP as well had been shaped by Masonic brothers, such as Filipino composer Nicanor Abelardo, UP President Rafael Palma, and UP College of Education Dean Jose Conrado Benitez. UP President Danilo Concepcion (left) is congratulated by UP alumnus and newly installed Worshipful Master of NS Amoranto Lodge, Mario R. Sibucao. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. “In the University of the Philippines, which I have been privileged to lead, I have chosen to be inspired rather than daunted by the challenges that face us—chiefly, the challenge not only to become a world-class institution of higher learning, but also, and above all, a servant of the Filipino people. I can draw comfort in the knowledge that compatriots like you abound who can help us achieve this task,” President Concepcion concluded. The new officers for 2017-2018 of the NS Amoranto Lodge are headed by its Worshipful Master, Mario R. Sibucao. Sibucao is Vice President of the Social Security System, and a BS Agricultural Engineering and Master of Technology Management graduate from UP. The event was held on February 17 at the Capitol Masonic Temple in Matalino Street, Diliman, Quezon City. (Celeste Llaneta, UP MPRO) Social Security System Vice-President and UP alumnus Mario R. Sibucao takes his oath as the new Worshipful Master of the NS Amoranto Lodge of under the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO.
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UP Cebu pays tribute to Pascual – University of the Philippines
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UP Cebu pays tribute to Pascual UP Cebu pays tribute to Pascual February 23, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP Cebu (UPC) constituents thanked outgoing UP president, Alfredo Pascual, and recognized his administration’s achievements in developing the campus, through a pasidungog or tribute held on February 2, 2017 in the Performing Arts Hall of the UPC’s Lahug, Cebu City campus. UPC Chancellor Liza Corro led the ceremonies with a testimonial to the outgoing president. This was followed by: a visual presentation on Pascual’s life; a shadow play by students; spoken-word poetry and live music by faculty members; and, a tribute song by the Gawad Pangulo awardee choral group of the campus, the UP Serenata. Prof. Aurelio Vilbar of the College of Social Sciences was master of ceremony. Inspired by a Kahlil Gibran poem, Corro described Pascual as “the bow that was bent with might, so that we in UP Cebu, as living arrows, will go swift and far, as manifested by UP Cebu’s elevation to a full constituent university.””You nurtured us to create, inspired us to innovate, and for all the sacrifices you have devoted and withstood for UP, truly, you are destined to serve,” Corro added. UPC credits the Pascual administration with creating the enabling environment for and endorsement of UPC’s elevation to constituent university status. This environment featured: a “trajectory increase” in research and publications, creative works, faculty and staff development programs, exchange programs, infrastructure and facilities in the last five years. President Alfredo Pascual returns thanks to the UP Cebu community, “for [its] support and cooperation, and for pushing UP Cebu forward and upward.” Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. In return, Pascual thanked the UPC community, “for [its] support and cooperation, and for pushing UP Cebu forward and upward. Padayon!” At the commencement exercises of the campus in 2016, Pascual cited “excellent results” of UP efforts to boost the three basic functions of the campus: education, research, and public service, particularly in the UPC niche areas of: information technology, business management, industrial and products design, and environmental and cultural studies. Thus, UPC has come to be recognized for excellence, as manifested in the local government’s support of the UP Professional Schools at the Cebu South Road Properties (UPPS-SRP), expected to enhance UPC’s role as a “high-level resource university” for the region’s growing industries; as well as its support of the advanced digital Fabrication Laboratory. The latter was launched in June 2016 by the Department of Trade and Industry, Cebu office, to boost the region’s creative industry by providing access to a range of new digital manufacturing technology. More than 25 innovation-based business start-ups in Cebu have flocked to technology business incubation (TBI) facilities put up on campus by UPC and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). DOST has also networked with UPC’s Program for Environmental Studies to implement a groundbreaking hazard and resources mapping of Western Visayas through LiDAR (light detection and ranging). Pascual was given presents that included a specially designed lamp or suga inspired by the local puso or leaf-wrapped rice and a coffee-table book on a local artist. ( Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc, UP MPRO) For more photos of this event, please click through the album here.
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UP President Alfredo E. Pascual unveils UP Covenant Monument marker – University of the Philippines
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UP President Alfredo E. Pascual unveils UP Covenant Monument marker UP President Alfredo E. Pascual unveils UP Covenant Monument marker February 24, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office On February 2, the blessing of the UP Covenant Monument was led by UP President Alfredo E. Pascual and Rizal-Blumentritt Pamathalaan Academy President Rafael A. Morales. The blessing of the marker was initiated by Fr. Rey Vigo, Malacañang chaplain of the Presidential Security Guard. “It serves as a marker for leaders and citizens in their renewal for unity, peace and prosperity,” said retired UP Professor Consolacion Alaras, head organizer of the UP Covenant Monument. According to Morales, “the blessing was a radiant sign for the academy that the Interfaith Blessed Mother will fulfill her promise to care and protect President Duterte, so his prophetic presidency will fulfill the Rizal prophecy and Fatima prophecy that is leadership guided by divine grace.” At the blessing, DILG Director Leocadio Trovela represented DILG Undersecretary Austere Panadero, and received for UP President Pascual and Atty. Morales a box of gold with a golden key that represented the Philippine barangay education of the Rizal-Blumentritt Pamathalaan Academy . File photo of retired UP Prof Consolacion Alaras leading the ceremonies for the commemoration of Emilio Jacinto’s 141st birthday anniversary at the Dambana ng Bayan or UP Covenant Marker. Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO. Highlighting the ceremony was the unveiling of the UP Covenant Monument marker by Pascual and Morales. Also present were the members of the Rizal-Blumentritt Pamathalaan Academy, representatives from the Office of the President, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the House of Representatives, as well as from other sectors. At the unveiling of the The UP Covenant Monument marker, the music of National Artist Ramon P. Santos was played. “The UP Covenant Monument marker event was prophesied by the February 14, 2005 sacred soil from Fatima, Portugal marking Malacañang garden fronting Malacañang museum as a pilgrimage sacred space to realize the Rizal prophecy and Fatima prophecy,” Prof. Alaras said. As stated in the marker, The UP Covenant Monument, erected in 2016, symbolizes the Covenant of Leaders and Citizens with the nation and the world for renewal, unity, peace, and prosperity. Inaugurated during the administration of Republic of the Philippines President Rodrigo R. Duterte, this monument is a legacy project of UP President Alfredo E. Pascual. The construction was underwritten by Rizal-Blumentritt Pamathalaan Academy President and UP Law alumnus Rafael A. Morales, with spiritual guidance from UP Arts and Letters retired Professor Consolacion A. Alaras. The design was created by UP Fine Arts Professor Emeritus Nestor O. Vinluan. Project implementation was facilitated by UP Diliman Chancellor Michael L. Tan, and Campus Architect Enrico B. Tabafunda. (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO)
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Top UP public service programs hailed – University of the Philippines
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Top UP public service programs hailed Top UP public service programs hailed February 24, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Honors from the UP president were conferred on outstanding public service programs of the University at the first Gawad Pangulo for Excellence in Public Service awarding ceremony on January 30, 2017 at the UP Executive House in UP Diliman, Quezon City. Six programs from six constituent campuses each received the Gawad and P100,000. In addition, nine programs were recognized as finalists. The award, administered by the Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs and its Padayon Public Service Office, aims to recognize UP’s achievement in terms of the mandate to “lead as public service university by providing various forms of community, public, and volunteer service, as well as scholarly and technical assistance to the government, the private sector, and civil society while maintaining its standard of excellence.” The winners were: the College of Agriculture of UP Los Baños for “The Corn-based Farmer-Scientist Research, Extension, and Development Training Program”; the Center for West Visayan Studies of the UP Visayas College of Arts and Sciences for the “RISE (Bangon) Gigantes Project: Rehabilitation for Island Sustainability and Empowerment”; the Land Reservation Management Office of UP Mindanao for “Economic Upliftment of the Indigenous Peoples’ Community through Agricultural Projects”; the National Institutes of Health of UP Manila for the “Real-time Community Health Information Tracking System (rCHITS)”; the Office of Legal Aid of the UP Diliman College of Law for the “Clinical Legal Education Program”; and, UP Cebu for the “Business Incubator for IT”. President Alfredo Pascual, Vice President for Public Affairs Edna Estifania Co, and Selection Committee members Manuel Bonifacio, Jocelyn Caragay, and Jaime Veneracion, with the team from UP Manila behind its Community Health Development Program, a finalist for the award, with UP Manila Chancellor Carmencita Padilla. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. The finalists were: the Center for Integrative and Development Studies of the UP System for the “UP Program for Environmental Governance”; the Department of Geography of the UP Diliman College of Social Sciences and Philosophy for “Geography Field School”; the Institute of Human Nutrition and Food of the UP Los Baños College of Human Ecology for the “Barangay Integrated Development Approach for Nutrition Improvement (BIDANI) Network Program”; the National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development of UP Diliman for the “KaSaMa Teachers Online Community”; the Sentro ng Wikang Filipino of UP Diliman for “Programang Aklatang Bayan”; the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod of UP Manila for the “Emergency Room Volunteers Program”, the “Oral Health Project”, and the “Tutorial Program for Street Children”; and, UP Manila for the “Community Health Program”. The criteria for the awards included: impact, approach or method, service orientation, and enhancement of teaching or research. Nominations required: documentation of the initiative; a list of academic and official citations of the project; certification from project beneficiaries; and, certification of proper liquidation of funds. President Alfredo Pascual, Vice President for Public Affairs Edna Estifania Co, and Selection Committee members Manuel Bonifacio, Jocelyn Caragay, and Jaime Veneracion, with the team from the UP Los Baños College of Agriculture behind The Corn-based Farmer-Scientist RDE Training Program, winner of the awards, headed by National Scientist Romulo Davide, and UP Los Baños Chancellor Fernando Sanchez. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. The selection committee for this year’s awards was composed of: Sociology Professor Emeritus Manuel Flores Bonifacio; College of Social Work and Community Development Dean Jocelyn Caragay; UP Baguio Chancellor Raymundo Rovillos; and, professor of History, Jaime Veneracion. Public service publications from the UP System were also presented by: Ferdinand Llanes, founding director of the UP Padayon Public Service Office and its current director, Nelson Cainghog; and, Deputy Director Frances Fatima Cabana of the System Information Office. The publications were: Disaster Risk Reduction Management Handbook for Academic Institutions: A UP Experience; Master Plan of UP Sta. Elena Campus in Tacloban City, 2015; First Colleges and Universities Public Service Conference Proceedings (16-17 November 2015, UP Cebu and 26-27 November 2015, UP Los Baños); Third AsiaEngage Regional Conference Proceedings (21-23 November 2016, SMX Convention Center); and, the UP Visual Identity Guidebook. Dr. Edna Co, then vice president for Public Affairs, said that service was now on equal footing with teaching and research as a trademark of excellence in the national university; and that UP was at the forefront of defining metrics for it, in partnership with the ASEAN University Network. The outgoing UP president, Alfredo Pascual, thanked UP units for initiating public service programs. He said universities in developing countries cannot neglect big portions of society, including the government, that need support from university experts. (Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc, UP MPRO) For more photos of the event, please click here.
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‘Seed’ facility for UP innovation campus inaugurated – University of the Philippines
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‘Seed’ facility for UP innovation campus inaugurated ‘Seed’ facility for UP innovation campus inaugurated February 24, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office A campus envisioned as the innovation campus of UP is now on the rise with the inauguration of its “seed” facility at the Evia Lifestyle Center, Las Piñas on January 27, 2017. The UP @Lab Innovation Hub, donated by Vista Land and Lifescapes Inc. of the Villar family, offers working space to start-up technopreneurs and facilitates their linkage with industry and markets. At least four locators were introduced during the inauguration. As planned, the innovation hub was established to attract and employ prospective engineering graduate students through technology business start-ups. They can take technology entrepreneurship and design engineering courses in the initial academic zone to be built for the new campus. Entrances to the meeting and reception areas at the lobby of the UP @Lab Innovation Hub. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. A common working area at the UP @Lab Innovation Hub. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. In the future, the campus will offer a Professional Engineering and Science Masters Program, the first of its kind in the country. Dr. Aura Matias, the chair of the technical working group developing the campus and former dean ot the UP Diliman College of Engineering, said the National University of Singapore and the University of California System have had similar, successful experiences establishing such an innovation campus. The campus will also use lessons from the university-aided development of Silicon Valley. The technical working group consists of experts from the UP Diliman College of Engineering and Vista Land and Lifescapes Inc. It is supported by the Department of Science and Technology, USAID-STRIDE, the UP College of Business Administration Alumni Association, and industry partners. The campus has tentatively been named UP Vista City and UP Alabang, which will be one of the many expansions of the University in key economic zones. It is located at the center of the Calabarzon industry growth area and its “technology ecosystems”. The specialized UP campus hopes to fill the gap in knowledge capital necessary to catalyze an “ecology” for technology development in the area, Matias said in an interview before the inauguration. Its curricular and technology business incubation offerings will be suited to the needs of the industry, particularly the need to level up to local demand and global competition. The ribbon-cutting was led by the Villars, headed by the former senator, Manuel Villar, and Senator Cynthia Villar; and UP officials headed by the outgoing UP president, Dr. Alfredo Pascual and President-elect Danilo Concepcion. (Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc, UP MPRO) For more photos of the event, please click through the album here.
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UP Diliman: “Salaysayan: K’wentong Bayan, Kaalamang Bayan” – University of the Philippines
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UP Diliman: “Salaysayan: K’wentong Bayan, Kaalamang Bayan” UP Diliman: “Salaysayan: K’wentong Bayan, Kaalamang Bayan” February 24, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Bilang pakiisa ng UP Diliman sa Pambansang Buwan ng Sining sa taong ito, naging gabay ng pagdiriwang ang temang “Salaysayan: K’wentong Bayan, Kaalamang Bayan.” “Ang mga kuwentong bayan ay mga naratibong pasalita na nagpasalin-salin sa maraming henerasyon. Madalas ang mga kuwentong bayan ang nagpapaliwanag ng iba’t ibang aspekto ng tradisyon, mga kalakaran pati na rin kasaysayan. Sa pag-aaral ng mga kuwentong bayan, itinuturing na isang masining na pamamaraan ng pakikipagtalastasan sa mga maliliit na pangkat ang kuwentong bayan,” ayon kina Propesor Sir Anril P. Tiatco at Propesor Jem R. Javier, mga pinuno ng proyekto ng UP Diliman Month 2017, mula sa Opisina ng Inisyatiba para sa Kultura at mga Sining. Dagdag pa nila, “sa pagdiriwang ng Pambansang Buwan ng Sining, sasariwain ng UP Diliman sa ating haraya at isipan ang mga kuwentong bayan na kinalalakipan ng samu’t saring saysay, pukaw at kaalaman.” Ang programang inihanda para sa taong ito ay may sumusunod na layunin: (1) upang magkaroon ng mas malalim na pag-unawa sa kuwentong bayan sa iba’t ibang panahon at lunan; (2) upang maipakita na ang mga kuwentong bayan ay mga imbakan ng kaalamang bayan; (3) upang maiugnay-ugnay ang mga kuwentong bayan sa mga naratibo ng pagkabansa ng Pilipinas; at (4) upang maisalin ang mga kuwentong bayan sa iba’t ibang porma ng sining. Pagbubukas ng UP Diliman Month 2017 na ginanap noong ika-1 ng Pebrero sa tapat ng Faculty Center, nagkaroon ng mga kulturang pagtatanghal. Ang “Tudyuhan ng Dalawang Diyos” ay isang pagbabahagi ng koro at sayaw na isinagawa nina Krystl Buesa (Magyawen), Nil’s Flores (Makaptan), Tomy Virtucio (Manaul), Conchords (Koro), at ng UP Filipiniana Dance Group. Diliman Month 2017 Schedule of Activities from the UP Diliman Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (OICA). Para naman sa pagtatanghal ng “Awit: Musika ng Muling Pagkabuhay ng Kalikasan” ay isang paghahandog ng awitin ng ConChords at ng UP Cherubim and Seraphim halaw mula sa “Awit ni Pulao” ng Pambansang Alagad ng Sining Ramon Santos at ni Propesor Ed Maranan. Ang “Sikalak” at “Sikabay” naman ay tinanghal nina Jeconiah Retulla (Sikalak) at Kat Saga (Sikabay) kasabay ng ConChords at UP Filipiniana Dance Group. Nagkaroon ng pagpuputong sa mga Artistang Lumikha ng Sansinukob na sina Junyee (Emptiness), Gerry Leonardo (Empitness), Ma. Rita Gudiño (Mebuyan sa Idalmunon), Anton del Castillo (Ang Pagbabalik Lupa), Leo Abaya (Ang Kahanginan), Leeroy New (Agtayabon), at Reg Yuson (Langit-non). Ang “Sansinukob” ay isang interactive–installation na eksibit tampok ang pitong (7) katangi-tanging obra ng mga bantog na manlilikha ng kasalukuyang panahon na sumisimbulo sa mga dakilang tapat lng sansinukob mula sa pananaw ng mga etnolingguwistikong grupo sa Pilipinas, ayon kina Tiatco at Javier. Ang mga obra ay nakatalaga sa iba’t ibang istasyon sa loob ng kampus. Matatagpuan ang mga ito sa UP Oblation Complex, sa Vargas Museum, at sa UP Theater Complex. Ang UP Diliman Month 2017 ay isang buwan ng pagdiriwang ng ib’at ibang porma ng sining sa pamamagitan ng mga kulturang pagtatanghal at palabas at kumperensiya. Maaaring antabayan ang iba’t ibang programang nakalatag para sa buong buwan ng Pebrero sa www.oica.upd.edu.ph o sa www.upd.edu.ph. (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO)
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Komunidad ng UP Diliman nakiisa sa One Billion Rising 2017 – University of the Philippines
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Komunidad ng UP Diliman nakiisa sa One Billion Rising 2017 Komunidad ng UP Diliman nakiisa sa One Billion Rising 2017 February 24, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Binuksan ng pagsasayaw ng Zumba ang pagtitipon para sa pandaigdigang kampanyang tinaguriang One Billion Rising 2017. Dinaluhan ng mga guro, REPS, administrative personnel maging ng mga residente ng Barangay UP Campus at mga kababaihang estudyante ng Balara High School ang nasabing kaganapan noong ika-14 ng Pebrero sa A.S. Steps sa UP Diliman. “Ang paglahok ng UP Diliman sa pandaigdigang kampanyang ito upang wakasan ang karahasan laban sa kababaihan at ibang kasarian. Sabay-sabay tayong sasayaw laban sa pananakit, pang-aabuso, pambabastos at pagpapahiya, pagsasantabi at pag-apak sa karapatan sa loob ng mga tahanan , silid-aralan, trabaho, pampublikong espasyo, at pati na rin sa cyberspace,” pahayag ng komunidad ng UP Diliman. Isa namang martsa ng pagkakaisa ang sumunod matapos ang pagsasayaw ng Zumba sa Academic Oval patungong Oblation Plaza. Ang nasabing martsa ay ang pagpapakita ng suporta ng mga aktibong dumalo sa panawagan ng paglaban sa karahasan, at maging sa panawagan ng pagkakaroon ng edukasyon, trabaho, lupa, at kapayapaan. Participants performing their dance at the AS Steps, Palma Hall, UP Diliman. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. Ipinagpatuloy ang programa ng One Billion Rising 2017 sa Oblation Plaza upang lalong ipanawagan ang mga kampanya hinggil sa: Pagtataguyod ng malay sa kasariang edukasyon, ayon sa UP Diliman Gender Office, “ang sexual harassment ang nangungunang kasong paglabag sa kasarian sa kampus. Babae ang karamihan sa mga naitalang nakararanas nito. Ngayon higit kailanman, ang panahon na magkaroon ng isang gender course sa GE program kung naniniwala tayo na dapat at makabuluhan ang kursong dapat laminin ng GE program.” Libreng edukasyon para sa lahat, “matatandaan ang kaso ni Kristel Tejada ng UP Manila kaugnay sa tuition fee at ang kawalang kapasidad na makapagbayad ng matrikula. Batay sa Philippine Collegian, kapos pa rin ang karagdagang 8.3 bilyong badyet na alokasyon ngayong 2017 sa 12.7 bilyong pangangailangan ng mga state universities and colleges (SUC) para paglingkuran ang 1.7 milyong mag-aaral ng SUCs. Ang deklarasyon noong Disyembre ng libreng matrikula sa mga SUCs ay tagumpay ng mga mag-aaral na matagal nang nagkakampanya para sa libreng edukasyon ngunit hanggang ngayon, wala pa ring katiyakan ang implementasyon nito, ayon sa pahayag ng OBR-UP Diliman.” Regularisasyon, hindi kontraktwalisasyon, “wala pang linaw ang mga naunang deklarasyon tungkol sa pagwawakas ng ENDO (End of Contract). Nagpapatuloy pa rin ang bulnerableng posisyon ng mga kontraktwal. Sa UP, walang tenure at hindi kinikilala ang employee-employer relations sa mga non-UP contractual at mga agency-hired employees. Ang mga kontraktwal ang mga pinakabulnerable sa sexual harassment sapagkat hindi sila sakop ng UP IRR on Anti-Sexual Harassment ng UP,” dagdag pa ng pahayag ng OBR-UP Diliman. Ipagpatuloy ang usapang pangkapayapaan, nananawagan rin ang OBR-UP Diliman para sa “pagpapatuloy ng usapang pangkapayapaan at bigyang daan ang komprehensibong repormang pang-ekonomiya na nakasaad sa Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER). Kahirapan ang malaking dahilan ng pagkalulong ng mga tao sa droga na tinatapatan naman ng militaristang paraan ng pagsugpo kung kaya pataas nang pataas ang bilang ng mga biktima ng extra-judicial killings.” Ang UP Diliman Gender Office (UPDGO) at Gabriela Youth-UP Diliman ang mga nag-organisa ng OBR 2017 sa UP Diliman. Kasama ng mga ito ang mga miyembro yunit – Office of Anti-Sexual Harassment, Barangay UP Campus, UP Health Service, UP Diliman Police, College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD), Office of Student Activities (OSA), UP Human Resources and Development Office (UP HRDO), University Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UP CWGS), Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP (STAND-UP), University Student Council (USC), All UP Academic Employees Union (AUPAEU), All UP Workers Union (AUPWU), Alliance of Contractual Employees (ACE-UP), at ang UP Sigma Delta Pi. (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO)
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UP Visayas honors President Alfredo E. Pascual with “Pasidungog, Pagdayaw, Pasalamat” – University of the Philippines
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UP Visayas honors President Alfredo E. Pascual with “Pasidungog, Pagdayaw, Pasalamat” UP Visayas honors President Alfredo E. Pascual with “Pasidungog, Pagdayaw, Pasalamat” February 24, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office On February 15, UP Visayas (UPV) officials, faculty members, professors emeriti, students, staff, and alumni, including Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, gathered at the Grand Xing Imperial Hotel in Iloilo City to honor the 20th president of the University of the Philippines, Alfredo E. Pascual. The tribute had for its theme “Pasidungog, Pagdayaw, Pasalamat”. The program featured performances and messages from the different sectors of the Miag-ao and Tacloban units. Central to the event was the constituent unit’s expression of gratitude to President Pascual’s support of UP Visayas. According to its statement, “President Pascual cascaded his vision to UP Visayas as in all other constituent units of the University and implemented programs, seeing to it that the infrastructure needs and facilities in all campuses of UP Visayas are included in the improvements of the whole UP System. As an administrator with a heart, his humanitarian spirit was best exemplified in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda when he gave immediate prioritization focusing on the rehabilitation of the UP Visayas Tacloban campus and the development of the Santa Elena property. His immediate financial support enlivened the spirit of the students, faculty, and staff and gave hope to the victims to move on after the disaster. This is well treasured by all as a resounding positive move of a leader who stood up during a crisis and gave hope to those who were in dire need.” Prof. Ma. Joji Tan of the UP High School faculty and the administrator of the Office of Continuing Education and Pahinungod, highlighted in her message the strength of the Pascual administration in terms of funding support of faculty productivity, publications, as well as conferences. “There was also a significant increase in Academic Program Improvement (API) Funds (i.e. Php 10M per year) during President Pascual’s term. UP Visayas was also able to send faculty members for graduate studies in universities here and abroad. Financial support was given to faculty members for them to attend international conferences and have the chance to interact with other scholars and scientists in foreign universities. UP Visayas was also able to host three international conferences.” President Pascual (center) watches the presentation by members of the UP Visayas community. With him is UPV Chancellor Rommel Espinosa (right). Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. UP Visayas-Tacloban Dean Virgildo E. Sabalo emphasized in his message of gratitude to the President, “the Yolanda experience in which the Pascual administration was able to accommodate the UP Visayas-Tacloban students in their cross-registration in Diliman at the time. Also, the UP Tacloban Santa Elena Campus project.” President Pascual responded: “I thank you for this wonderful tribute. I really felt it. It showcases the talents of UP Visayas from students, faculty, and staff. This is something that you offered me, the memory that I will treasure as I remember my sojourn in UP, particularly here in UP Visayas. This constituent unit of the University is the advocate of sustainable development, representing the country in the regions; each of the campuses in UP Visayas continues to stand at the forefront of higher education, pioneering programs responsive to the needs of the Visayan people and for the development of the region and the country.” Cultural performances from the UP Visayas administration, faculty, students, staff and alumni were given during the program. The program culminated with Chancellor Rommel A. Espinosa presenting to Pascual a sculpture of the sea goddess Luyung Baybay as UPV’s gift for the outgoing president’s invaluable support of the constituent university’s mandate to protect the sea and its marine life. (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO)
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UP School of Statistics inaugurates new building – University of the Philippines
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UP School of Statistics inaugurates new building UP School of Statistics inaugurates new building February 24, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Three years after its ground breaking ceremony, the new UP School of Statistics building was inaugurated on February 7 in Diliman . “The permanent home of the UP School of Statistics has classrooms, computing laboratories, a seminar room, a student organizations room and center, also a wellness center. By the third quarter of this year, the auditorium which can house up to 400 persons will be installed, as well as simulation rooms,” said UP School of Statistics Dean Claire Dennis S. Mapa. Mapa added, “It is about time that the new building is in place with the School’s 25% increase in enrollment in the last five years. This development also goes along with the new endeavor of the School in extending its mentoring, research and public service at the UP Bonifacio Global City unit, as well as accommodating foreign students and faculty as part of the ASEAN program, especially with the current active exchange with neighboring countries such as Myanmar and Vietnam.” “I am looking forward to this new beginning for the School of Statistics as it becomes more visible today. It now enters into a new era of big data processing as we can now envision data processing, information and technology courses to be offered by the School,” UP Diliman Chancellor Michael L. Tan said in a message. The new School of Statistics building. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. UP President Alfredo E. Pascual encouraged the School to become “fully engaged with multi-disciplinary collaboration as data processing is needed in all fields, and that the UP School of Statistics will be able to uphold its mandate in academic, research and public service.” The UP System and Diliman, as well as Dean Mapa and faculty members of the School of Statistics opened the inauguration program with the unveiling of the School’s marker. On the marker is written: “Under the bilateral agreement between the Philippines and the United Nations, the Statistical Training Center was established in 1953, and ten years later the Center was formally turned over to the University of the Philippines to become a degree-granting unit. It was renamed School of Statistics in 1998 to reflect its nature as independent college under UP Diliman. As the School continues to grow as the country’s leading educational and research institution in statistical science, the new UP School of Statistics Building is a testament to the university’s commitment for advancement of Statistics in the country and in South-East Asian Region. This building was designed and constructed during the term of President Alfredo E. Pascual, and Chancellors Caesar A. Saloma and Michael L. Tan. Inaugurated on the 7th day of February, 2017”. According to the UP School of Statistics website: “In 1998, the Statistical Center changed its name to School of Statistics in order to reflect its expanded character of a degree-granting institution. Since 2006, the School is recognized by the Commission on Higher Education as the country’s Center of Excellence in Statistics. At present, the School of Statistics offers one undergraduate program and three graduate programs. These are the B.S. (Statistics) program, the Master of Science (MOS) program, the M.S. (Statistics) program and the Ph.D. (Statistics) program. Through these programs, the School of Statistics has produced numerous distinguished and respected statisticians in various professions and is widely recognized as the primary source of statistical expertise for the Philippine Statistical System and Industry.” (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO) For more photos of the event, please click here.
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Concepcion hails CSWCD compassion – University of the Philippines
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Concepcion hails CSWCD compassion Concepcion hails CSWCD compassion February 26, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP President Danilo Concepcion made his first official visit to the UP Diliman College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD), which he hailed as a unit which has compassion a founding principle. This is significant for Concepcion, who has declared compassion as a pillar of his administration, aside from honor and excellence. “Sa bigkas pa lamang po ng inyong kolehiyo, hinding-hindi tayo magkakamali o mag-aalinlangan na ang pakay sa pagkakatatag ng kolehiyong ito ay pagmamalasakit sa kapwa at sa bayan,“ Concepcion said in his inspirational message to the college. He was the guest of honor, together with the former Department of Social Welfare and Development secretary and CSWCD alumna, Dinky Soliman, at the College’s Service Awards ceremony on February 24, 2017 at the Bulwagang Tandang Sora, UP Diliman. “Kung may puwang dito sa ating unibersidad kung saan ang pagmamalasakit ay s’yang gabay at takaran ng kaisipan, pananaw at paglikha, ito ay matatagpuan sa College of Social Work and Community Development,” Concepcion said. President Danilo Concepcion offers a definition of malasakit as taking extra care not to cause harm to persons or things one values, at the 2017 CSWCD Service Awards. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. “Hindi man ninyo napagtatanto nang lubos, nasa kaibuturan ng inyong puso ang isang malalim na pagbibigay-kahulugan sa salitang malasakit. Hindi man ninyo nabibigyan ng puna, malasakit ang buod at diwa ng kaalamang inyong ikinikintal sa isip ng lahat ng mga mag-aaral na dito sa inyong kolehiyo ay pinadpad ng kanilang maalab na damdaming maglingkod at tumulong,” Concepcion added. In his vision statement, Concepcion said: “Simply put, compassion is responsiveness to the concerns of UP’s stakeholders.” He asked the question how UP could engender compassion in its culture, and then offered a number of answers, including: incentives, improvement of general education, interaction between academic and non-academic personnel, support of personnel, and expansion of the UP constituency to include other communities. He described the service awards as recognition of compassion for the profession, the University, and the country. The CSWCD confers the awards on constituents who have rendered more than 10 years of service. This year they included: REPS and administrative staff member Rosita Zamora, who has rendered 40 years service; Fe Ticzon, 35 years; Perfecto Solitario, 20 years; and Celeste Vallejos, 10 years. Dr. Sylvia Estrada-Claudio, who has served CSWCD for 20 years as faculty member, spoke for the awardees. President Danilo Concepcion and CSWCD Dean Jocelyn Caragay hand tokens of appreciation to the former DSWD secretary, Dinky Soliman, a CSWCD alumna, at the 2017 CSWCD Service Awards. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. Soliman delivered a lecture on what constitutes an ideal civil servant based on lessons she learned from being a member of government. The occasion also saw the launching of the 2016 Philippine Journal of Social Development and the recognition of its authors, as well as CSWCD authors of other renowned publications. (Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc, UP MPRO)
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CSWCD confers 3rd Gawad Tandang Sora on Lumad leader – University of the Philippines
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CSWCD confers 3rd Gawad Tandang Sora on Lumad leader CSWCD confers 3rd Gawad Tandang Sora on Lumad leader February 26, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay, Manobo chieftain from Mindanao’s Pantaron Range, is UP Gawad Tandang Sora’s 2017 recipient. 92-year old Bigkay continues to defend Manobo ancestral land and other rights of indigenous peoples (IPs). The awarding ceremony was held on February 23, 2017 at the Bulwagang Tandang Sora of the College of Social Work and Community Development (cswcd), UP Diliman. The College described Bigkay as the “Mother of the Lumad Revolution and Tandang Sora of the Countryside”. In the 1990s, she was among those who led a tribal war against a destructive logging company that threatened their lands in Davao del Norte. She provided sanctuary in the Salugpungan Ta Tanu Igkanugon Learning Center, which started in her community and now runs around 50 elementary and high schools for indigenous children. Bigkay has been part of the Lakbayan ng mga Pambansang Minorya, which last sought sanctuary in UP Diliman at Kampuhan 2016. Through the Lakbayan, IPs are able to demonstrate their plight to the country and to centers of power. Most of them are driven away from their ancestral lands through militarization and harassment by mining and logging companies. DSWD and UP officials raise their fists in solidarity with Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay and her companions from Mindanao. Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO. The Gawad is bestowed upon academics, practitioners, or organizations for excellent service in social work, community development, women development, and social development. It comes with a cash prize from the Office of the UP Diliman Chancellor. It was established during the UP Centennial but has been awarded only three times since then. The trophy was sculpted by UP Artist Leonilo Doloricon. The awarding ceremony was attended by: Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo, who is also chair of the Gawad Tandang Sora Committee; former Gawad Tandang Sora recipient, Salvacion Basiano; nominator, Sr. Noemi Degala, SMSM, of Initiatives for Peace in Mindanao; UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan; and former CSWCD deans, Rosalinda Ofreneo, Angelito Manalili, Sylvia Guerrero, Manuel Bonifacio, and Amaryllis Torres. Incumbent CSWCD Dean Jocelyn Caragay welcomed the guests, gave a background of the awards, and reported on current developments in the College, which will be celebrating its 50th anniversary as a separate academic unit in August. The celebrations, which began with the Gawad ceremony, are planned and coordinated by a committee chaired by Prof. Emmanuel Luna. ( Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc, UP MPRO)
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UP launches Gawad Oblation – University of the Philippines
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UP launches Gawad Oblation UP launches Gawad Oblation February 27, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Gawad Oblation, an award given by the UP President to UP alumni and friends for “extraordinary service with or in the name of UP,” was launched and conferred on 14 individuals from government and industry in a ceremony held on February 7, 2017 at the UP Professional Schools in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. The awardees each received a medal designed by Prof. Leo Abaya. The first Gawad UP Gawad Oblation awardees were: Florencio Abad, former Department of Budget and Management secretary, represented by his daughter, Julia Abad, former Cabinet secretary; Magdaleno Albarracin Jr., businessman; Alfonso Aliga Jr., engineer; Pia Cayetano, former senator and now Taguig representative; Francis Escudero, senator; Ignacio Gimenez, businessman; Robina Gokongwei-Pe, corporate executive; Loren Legarda, senator; Patricia Licuanan, Commission on Higher Education chair; Rogelio Singson, former Department of Public Works and Highways secretary; Hans Sy, businessman; Reynaldo Tagudando, Department of Public Works and Highways regional director; Isidro Ungab, former Davao City representative; and, Manuel Villar Jr., businessman and former senator. In various capacities, the awardees in recent years have helped UP come up with more than the usual resources and means in order to perform a leadership role in higher education and national development. “Your initiatives have truly made a positive impact on the development of UP and have allowed us not only to make great strides but take giant leaps in our journey towards the path for greatness in the 21st century,” the UP outgoing president, Alfredo Pascual, said to the awardees. He described the Gawad as the highest honor UP can give as expression of gratitude. The UP Gawad Oblation recipients with UP President Alfredo Pascual and Vice President for Public Affairs Edna Estifania Co singing “UP Naming Mahal”. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. The outgoing vice president for public affairs who oversaw the award, Edna Co, said “extraordinary service” includes “exceptional teaching, research and public service, creative production, efficient public and university administration, exceptional generosity and voluntarism, and fund raising”. The awardees should have increased the institutional visibility and international recognition of UP, and have helped fulfill its mandate as national university. Villar, speaking on behalf of the awardees, congratulated Pascual for “steering UP to new heights during his presidency” and for sharing with the awardees the dedication and passion to give back to the university and country. “The award represents our lives coming full circle. Certainly, that’s how I feel,” Villar said. He added that it is an affirmation of UP moulding individuals into leaders. UP alumni engineers represented by UP Diliman Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Benito Pacheco, Rogelio Singson, Alfonso Aliga Jr., and Magdaleno Albarracin also took the occasion to present Pascual a token of appreciation for his support of the UP Diliman College of Engineering. (Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc, UP MPRO) For more photos of the event, please click through the album here.
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UP signs MOA with developers for Mindanao professional school – University of the Philippines
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UP signs MOA with developers for Mindanao professional school UP signs MOA with developers for Mindanao professional school February 27, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP, Anflo Management and Investment Corp. (Anflocor) and its affiliate DamosaLand Inc. (DLI) formally entered into a contract to establish the UP Professional School for Agriculture and the Environment (UP PSAE), an extension of UP Los Baños, in the Agriya mixed-use development area of Panabo City, Davao del Norte. The memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed by Dr. Alfredo Pascual, then-president of UP, and Anflocor Senior Vice President Ricardo Floirendo and Vice President Ricardo Luis Mateo Lagdameo on January 30, 2017 at the UP Board of Regents room, Quezon Hall, UP, Diliman, Quezon City. According to the MOA, Anflocor will donate more than three hectares of land, buildings and facilities to UP, which will offer graduate UPLB courses and short courses through the school. Initially, the courses will be offered on off-campus mode, starting academic year 2017-2018. This means UPLB faculty will have to fly back and forth between UPLB and Mindanao. The residential phase – when the school will have its own faculty and staff to offer courses – is expected to begin in six years. The UPLB Graduate School is already conducting an off-campus MS Entomology program with the UPLB College of Agriculture at the Anflocor Corporate Center in Davao City. The UPLB College of Public Affairs and Developmentis also already offereing a PhD in Development Studies program in UP Mindanao in Mintal. According to the project concept paper, UP PSAE is the university’s response to a knowledge capital gap, particularly in postgraduate education, in Mindanao. With its huge agricultural, fishery and forestry output, which has gained brighter prospects with new infrastructure and access to ASEAN, Mindanao could use expertise that can be provided by UPLB to manage growth and make it inclusive. According to the paper, accredited postgraduate programs in Mindanao schools comprise mainly basic sciences and engineering. UP PSAE will help address the need for master’s and doctoral programs more focused on agriculture and environmental science. Initially, these would include: Master of Science programs in Agricultural Economics, Agronomy, Animal Science, Development Communication, Entomology, Environmental Science, Food Science, Forestry (Wood Science and Technology), Horticulture, Plant Breeding, and Plant Pathology; Master of Management in Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship; Master of Forestry (Forest Resource Management); and, Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies. The industry demands of the area, together with enrolment data, will be further studied to tailor-fit future education, research, and extension offerings of the professional school. Anflocor Senior Vice President Ricardo Floirendo (left) and then UP President Alfredo E. Pascual (right) shake hands at the conclusion of the signing of the Agreement. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. The MOA signing was attended mostly by UPLB officials, headed by Chancellor Fernando Sanchez, his executive staff, and UPLB deans led by Dr. Jose Camacho of the Graduate School. Former UPLB officials, including former chancellor, Rex Victor Cruz, and former deans, Domingo Angeles and Cecilio Arboleda, also attended, together with former UP regents Gari Tiongco and Gladys Tiongco, both of whom Sanchez credited for initiating the partnership. Sanchez, Vice President for Development Elvira Zamora, and DLI Business Development Manager Marguerita Carmina Bibat signed the MOA as witnesses. (Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc, UP MPRO) For more photos of the event, please click through the album here.
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UP & YMCA-LB affirm ‘good neighbors’ status – University of the Philippines
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UP & YMCA-LB affirm ‘good neighbors’ status UP & YMCA-LB affirm ‘good neighbors’ status March 2, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP and the Young Men’s Christian Association of the Philippines-Los Baños (YMCA-LB) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) which would secure their good neighbors relationship of 93 years for another 20 years, on January 30, 2017 at the office of outgoing UP president, Alfredo Pascual. The parties agreed to continue their symbiotic relationship in the use of YMCA-LB properties on campus, in accordance with the objectives and mandates they share. Both agreed to look after the welfare of UP Los Baños (UPLB) students and the general UPLB community, to whom YMCA-LB has provided temporary housing; and the academic character of the UPLB campus. YMCA-LB has operated a dormitory on its campus lot for more than 63 years and plans to construct another one. The MOA prevents the properties from being used as permanent dwelling places or from being leased by concessionaires not directly connected to UP and its partner institutions. UP outgoing president, Alfredo Pascual, UPLB Chancellor Fernando Sanchez, and YMCA-LB President Rodolfo Tolentino signed the MOA. UP Vice President for Development Elvira Zamora and YMCA-LB Corporate Secretary Sally Tumambing and General Secretary Rolito Bacalangco signed as witnesses. UP and YMCA-LB look forward to another 20 years of good neighbors partnership with the signing of the MOA. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. UP Los Baños Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs Serlie Barroga-Jamias facilitated the MOA signing ceremony, along with OIC Florinida Blanca of the UPLB Legal Office, who oversaw the finalization of the contract. A joint oversight committee will be formed by the parties to oversee the implementation of the MOA and regularly report on its progress to the UP president, the UPLB chancellor, and to the YMCA Philippines. (Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc, UP MPRO)
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Pharma development lab set up at UPLB S&T Park – University of the Philippines
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Pharma development lab set up at UPLB S&T Park Pharma development lab set up at UPLB S&T Park March 2, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The Pascual Pharma Corp. (PPC) Research and Development Laboratory became a pioneer of the UP Los Baños Science and Technology Park with its inauguration on January 27, 2017, according to UP and PPC officials. The laboratory aims at nurturing industry-academe-government partnership for solutions to metabolic syndrome, cancer, and tropical diseases. The laboratory offers an “open innovation and incubation platform and funding models” for projects addressing these prevalent health issues. UP President Alfredo Pascual and Vice President for Academic Affairs Gisela Concepcion, both chemists, cut the ribbon to inaugurate the facility, with PPC officers: Co-Chair Jay Lardizabal, Director Gani Padolina, President Virgilio Gomez, Senior Vice President Boyet Arellano, and Vice President Boyet Subida. UP Visayas, Ateneo de Manila University, and De La Salle University, partner schools doing collaborative research at the facility, sent representatives to the inauguration. UP Director Glen Baticados of the Los Baños Center for Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship and UP Los Baños consultant, David Hall of the Research Triangle Institute, also attended. A wing of the Pascual Pharma Corp. R&D Laboratory at UP Los Baños. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. In his welcome remarks, PPC Co-Chair Jay Lardizabal recalled the history of the company, which now focuses on research and development that is open to the broader academic community. Gomez said that more than providing a business model, the R&D laboratory , first of all, aims to help meet the company’s objective to be of genuine service to the community. Concepcion praised PPC for its effort to make quality health care affordable. Pascual said UP and PPC share a passion for generating knowledge to solve problems of humanity. He said the establishment of the laboratory would provide lessons for future partnerships in the University, particularly in terms of more industry-friendly policies. Baticados said the event signaled UP Los Baños “becoming relevant in application products and services innovation.” (Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc, UP MPRO) For more photos of the event, please click through the album here.
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CHED-PCARI’s HeLe Project collaborators from UC Davis visit UP – University of the Philippines
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CHED-PCARI’s HeLe Project collaborators from UC Davis visit UP CHED-PCARI’s HeLe Project collaborators from UC Davis visit UP March 3, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Pediatric telemedicine experts from the University of California Davis (UC Davis) recently visited UP on March 1, 2017. They delivered a lecture at the UP Diliman Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute in the morning and paid a courtesy call to UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan, UP Executive Vice-President Teodoro Herbosa, and UP Vice-President for Public Affairs Jose Dalisay at the conference room of the UP Office of the President in the afternoon. The UC Davis experts are UP’s collaborators, along with UC Berkeley, for a Commission on Higher Education-Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes (CHED-PCARI) project, “Increasing the Rates of Newborn Hearing Screening with Novel Technologies and Telehealth” or the “HeLe: Hearing for Life”. It is under the Institute for Health and Innovation and Translational Medicine. Working on the project are the UP Manila-National Institutes of Health, specifically the Philippine National Ear Institute and the National Telehealth Center, and the UP Diliman Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute. This CHED-PCARI project aims to develop a low-cost newborn hearing screening device with tele-audiology capability for the Philippines. It is headed by Dr. Charlotte Chiong of UP Manila as the Philippine project leader and Dr. David Lindeman of UC Berkeley as the US project investigator. The guests from UC Davis were: Dr. James P. Marcin, chief of the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Director of Pediatric Telemedicine, UC Davis Center for Health and Technology, and co-investigator for the HeLe project; Mr. George Wu, technical manager of the Center for Health and Technology, UC Davis Health System; Ms. Jamie L. Kissee, pediatric telemedicine project manager for the UC Davis Pediatric Tele-Emergency Program; and, Ms. Ilana Sigal, pediatric telemedicine research analyst at UC Davis Health System. Joining them during the courtesy call were representatives from UP’s side of the project: Dr. Rosario Ricalde, clinical associate professor of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the UP College of Medicine and UP Philippine General Hospital and program manager of the HeLe project; Dr. Luis Sison, professor at the UPD-EEEI, director of the UP Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO) and co-principal investigator of the HeLe project; Dr. Lorraine Hermosura-Faeldon, health analyst and public health official with the Philippine Biomedical Device Innovation Consortium (PBDIC), DOST-UP Enterprise Center for Technopreneurship; Dr. Patrick John P. Labra, ENT and otorhinolaryngologist practicing at the UP PGH; Mr. Nathaniel D. Cruz of the UPD-EEEI, who is part of the team that developed the: Electronic Natal Assistive Intervention (eNA)I, a locally-manufactured version of the RxBox, a medical-grade telemedicine device designed to serve rural areas and local health centers in farflung and disadvantaged areas in the country; and, Ms. Allia Acosta, research administrative assistant for the HeLe project. UP officials and members of the UP side of the CHED-PCARI HeLe project conversing with UP’s project collaborators from UC Davis. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Launched when an agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation was signed by the US and Philippine governments on June 8, 2012, the PCARI Project aims to enhance the skills and expertise of faculty and staff of Philippine universities and colleges through scholarships, training and research partnerships with topnotch research universities in California, USA, under two priority areas or virtual institutes: information infrastructure development, and health innovation and translational medicine, under which the HeLe project falls. The Institute for Health Innovation and Translational Medicine directs projects in health care through strategic technology, delivery and training, so as to improve diagnosis, treatment and health services delivery in the ten major causes of morbidity and mortality in the Philippines, such as asthma, diabetes, tuberculosis, dengue and diarrhea. The HeLe project in particular aims to develop a low-cost newborn hearing device with telehealth capabilities that will enable local health units of all municipalities to easily comply with the mandate under Republic Act No. 9709 or the “Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Act of 2009″ to screen all newborns for hearing loss within three months after birth. According to the PCARI website, the project intends to build capacities of primary care health facilities for newborn hearing screening and primary care health professionals to screen and appropriately refer patients identified to have potential congenital hearing problems. Given the University of California’s recognized expertise in the field of biomedical device development, the collaboration between UP, the Philippine government and the University of California is sure to fast-track device development to facilitate the full integration of the tele-AABR and local telehealth protocols (tele-audiology and tele-learning). ( Celeste Llaneta, UP MPRO)
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“Balangay: Ang Seremonya ng Pagwawakas”, programang handog sa pagtatapos ng UP Diliman Month 2017 – University of the Philippines
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“Balangay: Ang Seremonya ng Pagwawakas”, programang handog sa pagtatapos ng UP Diliman Month 2017 “Balangay: Ang Seremonya ng Pagwawakas”, programang handog sa pagtatapos ng UP Diliman Month 2017 March 9, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Ang isang buwang pagdiriwang ng UP Diliman Month 2017 o Buwan ng UP Diliman ay ginabayan ng temang “Salaysayan: K’wentong Bayan, Kaalamang Bayan.” Sa pagbubukas nito, nagkaroon ng mga kulturang pagtatanghal na nagpamalas ng mga k’wentong hinggil sa paglikha ng mundo. Kasabay nito ang pagpapasinaya ng “Sansinukob,” isang interactive-installation na eksibit tampok ang pitong (7) katangi-tanging obra ng mga bantog na manlilikha ng kasalukuyang panahon na sumisimbulo sa mga dakilang tapat lng sansinukob mula sa pananaw ng mga etnolingguwistikong grupo sa Pilipinas. Kasama sa serye ng mga aktibidad ay ang muling pagpapakinig sa musika ni Pambansang Alagad ng Sining Jose Maceda sa pamamagitan ng Pagsamba na itinanghal sa Parish of the Holy Sacrifice. Nagkaroon din ng mga palabas pampelikula tulad ng “Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe, Ploning, K’na the Dreamweaver, Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa, Hinulid, at Tuos; at dulaang “Faust” ni Goethe, “Sita & Rama: Papet Ramayana. Nagkaroon din ng mga pagtatanghal ang mga kilalang musikero na sina Noel Cabangon at Bayang Barrios sa Himigsikan. At sa pagtatapos, tampok ang isang programang nagpakita ng mga bantog na pagtatanghal mula sa Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao. Nagbukas ang programang handog sa pagtatapos ng UP Diliman Month 2017 sa isang prologo ni G. Roger Federico ng rehiyon ng Cordillera at sa pagtugtog ni Prop. Solaiman Jamisolamin ng UP College of Music. Balangay: Seremonya ng Pagwawakas sa Buwan ng Sining sa UP Diliman Sunod na tinanghal ang “Pangalay” na ang kahulugan ay regalo o alay, ay isang estilo ng sayaw na tinaguriang “temple dance” na tumutukoy sa panahon ng pag-iral ng Kristiyanismo at Islam sa bansa. Sinasabi rin na ang sayaw na ito ang may pinakamayamang bokabularyo sa paggamit ng mga galaw ng katawan. Ang “Amburukay” naman ay nilahad ni UP Visayas Professor Emeritus Alicia Magos at sinaliwan ng sayaw ni Bb. Kris-belle Paclibar-Mamagun. Samantala, ipinakilala naman ni Prop. Macrina Morados, Dekana ng Linangan ng Araling Islam ang iba’t ibang mayamang k’wentong bayan ng Mindanao. Isa namang espesyal na pagtatanghal hinggil sa mga k’wentong bayan sa Mindanao, partikular ang pakikipagsapalaran ni Pilandok, ang hinandog ng bantog na Sining Kambayoka Ensemble ng Mindanao State University – Marawi City. Para naman sa epilogo na pinamagatang Tayog ng Haraya ay binuo naman ng mga presentasyon ng mga sumusunod: UP Concert Chorus, UP Dance Company, UP Kontra Gapi, UP Repertory Company, UP Singing Ambassadors, UP Streetdance Club, at UP Symphonic Band. “Inaasahan ko ang mas mahigpit na ugnayan ng Unibersidad at ng Mindanao State University para sa ibayong pagpapaunlad ng mga pangkulturang proyekto,” aniya ni Tsanselor Michael L. Tan. “Umaasa tayong magsisilbing tulay ang ating mga salaysay sa pagitan ng bawat kababayang nahiwalay sa kaniyang kapwa, at sa pagitan na rin ng mga henerasyon—mga makulay at matibay na tulay na madadaluyan ng mga damdamin at kaisipang magpapayaman sa ating pag-unawa at pagtanggap ng ating pagka-Pilipino,” ayon sa Pangulo ng Unibersidad Danilo L. Concepcion. (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO)
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Inauguration, groundbreaking of road network on UPD Campus – University of the Philippines
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Inauguration, groundbreaking of road network on UPD Campus Inauguration, groundbreaking of road network on UPD Campus March 13, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office On February 25, UP President Danilo Concepcion, former UP President Alfredo Pascual, and DPWH Secretary Mark Villar led the groundbreaking ceremony on Jacinto Street as well as the inauguration of Ylanan Street as part of the construction, rehabilitation and improvement of various road networks in UP Diliman Campus. Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO. The infrastructure project is a partnership undertaking implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the University of the Philippines (UP) with its tie-up contractors, namely, F.P. De Guzman Construction Inc., Harley Construction, Inc. and Newbig Four J Construction Inc. Also present at the ceremonies were Vice President for Public Affairs Jose Dalisay Jr. and Atty. Gabby Concepcion. (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO)
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UP Alumni Engineers Vow to Give Back More to UP – University of the Philippines
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UP Alumni Engineers Vow to Give Back More to UP UP Alumni Engineers Vow to Give Back More to UP March 15, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Newly-elected UP Alumni Engineers (UPAE) President Engr. Adrian S. Arias pledged to step up its efforts give back to both UP and the College of Engineering, amidst notable changes in the University’s academic landscape this year. Arias spoke during the induction ceremony of the UPAE’s new set of officers on March 6, 2017 in Quezon Hall. Arias, who takes over from the outgoing UPAE president, Levy V. Espiritu, invited his fellow alumni engineers to invest in the College, its people, and the various projects of the UPAE. He noted that such investments would reap benefits for them not only as alumni, but also as Filipinos “contributing to the betterment of the College, the University and the country”. The UPAE is well-known for spearheading initiatives such as the Study Now Pay Later (SNPL) program, which provides a monthly allowance of P5,000 for needy but deserving students of the College. In addition to the 10 students currently availing of this program, the UPAE under Arias seeks to add 12 more beneficiaries this 2017. As part of its continued support of faculty development, the UPAE also pledged to formally turn over P1.2 million to the UP Engineering Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (UPERDFI) to revive the UP President Vidal Tan and Dean Crisostomo Ortigas Professorial Chairs in Engineering. UP President Danilo L. Concepcion congratulating members of the new UPAE officers. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. In addition to its other contributions, the UPAE vowed to assist the College’s infrastructure program. It will also urge industry partners to provide more internships and “real-world learning experiences” for students and faculty members. Aside from its various institutes, the new UP Engineering Centennial Library will also move to the newly-constructed UP Engineering Complex by 2018. The College will fully implement its new curriculum next school year. UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, who was guest of honor during the induction ceremony, suggested that the UPAE should also refurbish UP’s dormitories and assist in the maintenance of iconic campus landmarks such as the UP Lagoon. He also encouraged the organization to see how student loans can be adjusted vis-a-vis the thrust toward free higher education in Philippine state universities and colleges (SUCs). The other new UPAE officers are: Maj. Gen. Silvino Alcabasa, Jr., Vice President-Internal; Engr. Dante Abando, Vice President External; and Engr. Gerardo M. Angeles, Secretary; together with new members of the UPAE Board of Trustees. Engr. Carlos Antonio Berba will continue as UPAE Treasurer. (Andre DP Encarnacion, UP MPRO) For more photos of the event, please click here.
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UP–Harvard University Collaborative Workshop/Meeting Held at UP Diliman, UP Manila – University of the Philippines
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UP–Harvard University Collaborative Workshop/Meeting Held at UP Diliman, UP Manila UP–Harvard University Collaborative Workshop/Meeting Held at UP Diliman, UP Manila March 15, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines (UP) hosted a three-day workshop/meeting with officials of the Harvard University from March 13 to 15. The activity aimed to effectively start cooperation between UP, the country’s national university, and Harvard, the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. On March 13, UP President Danilo Concepcion, together with members of UP’s organizing committee, met with the Harvard delegation headed by Dr. Margot Gill, Administrative Dean for International Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Harvard University. The meeting was held at the UP Board of Regents Room in Quezon Hall, UP Diliman, to formally start the discussions on how UP and Harvard faculty, researchers, and students can collaborate on academic programs, courses, and projects. After the meeting, the group proceeded to the auditorium of the Institute of Biology, College of Science, for an open forum with students. A meeting with UP faculty members was held at the Auditorium of the College of Science Administration Building. The UP Diliman Information Office (DIO) took the Harvard delegation on a tour around campus. A welcome dinner at the UP Executive House capped the day’s activities. An information session for students and a meeting with UP Manila faculty was held on March 14. On March 15, the delegation met with the Harvard Club of the Philippines in Makati City. Officials of the University of the Philippines and Harvard University meet at the Board of Regents Room, Quezon Hall, UP Diliman. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. The Harvard University delegation was comprised of: Dr. Gill; Dr. Sheila Thomas, Dean of Academic Programs and Diversity and Director of Diversity and Minority Affairs of the Harvard Medical School; Dr. Ted Gilman, Executive Director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; Dr. Donald Pfister, Asa Gray Professor of Systematic Botany and Curator at the Farlow Library and Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany; and, Kamille Washington, Program Manager for International Affairs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The organizing committee of UP was headed by Officer-in-Charge Rhodora Azanza of the Office of the UP Vice President for Academic Affairs and Director of the Office of International Linkages. The members included Dr. Jose Maria Balmaceda, Dr. Grace Aguiling-Dalisay, Dr. Amihan Bonifacio-Ramolete, Dr. Armando Crisostomo, Dr. Tammy dela Rosa, Dr. Rizalinda de Leon, Dr. Rodney Dofitas, and Dr. Gerardo Legaspi. (Fred Dabu, UP MPRO)
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Hokkaido University Officials Visit UP – University of the Philippines
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Hokkaido University Officials Visit UP Hokkaido University Officials Visit UP March 17, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Officials and faculty of the Hokkaido University of Japan visited the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus on March 15, 2017. Activities included concurrent seminars by professors from Hokkaido University, a tour around the campus, a lunch meeting with UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, and an Appointment Ceremony for Hokkaido University Ambassadors and Partner at the UP Executive House. By way of orientation for the visiting professors, Dean Jose Maria Balmaceda of UP Diliman, College of Science (CS) gave an overview of the UP System, the UP Diliman campus, and the degree granting units of CS. Dean Koichiro Ishimori of the Faculty of Science of Hokkaido University in turn presented an overview of his university. Seminars conducted by the Japanese professors were then held simultaneously at the National Institute of Geological Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and Institute of Biology, National Institute of Physics, and Institute of Mathematics. The topics and lecturers were: Algebraic Geometry and Hypergeometric Functions by Prof. Masanori Asakura; New Magnetoelectric Effect in Toroidal Ordered State of UNi4B by Prof. Hiroshi Amitsuka; Tetramerization of Tumor Suppressor Protein p53: Mutation, Evolution and Application by Prof. Kazuyasu Sakaguchi; Phylogeography and Population Genetics of Asian Mammals by Prof. Ryuichi Masuda; and, Collaborative Space Development by Philippines and Hokkaido University by Prof. Yukihiro Takahashi. At the UP Executive House, officials of UP and Hokkaido University, and the newly appointed Hokkaido University Ambassadors and Partner, expressed shared optimism in creating more opportunities for the collaboration and strengthening of existing partnerships. In his message at the Appointment Ceremony, Prof. Ichiro Uyeda, Vice President and Executive Director of the Institute for International Collaboration of Hokkaido University, said they aimed to strengthen relations between the University and its graduates in Japan and abroad; and to build a global network of Hokkaido University partners and supporters. For these purposes, the following were appointed as Hokkaido University Ambassadors: Dr. Amelia Guevara, retired professor of Chemistry, former Vice President for Academic Affairs of the UP System, and former Undersecretary for Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST); Dr. Joel Marciano Jr., professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of the College of Engineering, UP Diliman, and Acting Director of the Advanced Science and Technology Institute of DOST; Dr. Derrick Ethelbhert Yu, professor of Chemistry, College of Science, Head of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Research Unit, and Vice Dean of College of Science, De La Salle University, and head of the Hokkaido University Alumni Association in the Philippines; and, appointed as Partner of Hokkaido University, Dr. Evangeline Amor, professor of Chemistry, College of Science, and former University Registrar of UP Diliman. DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña said he is happy with the partnerships, since opportunities such as these also advance science and technology in the country, e.g. further help the space technology development program. Officials from Hokkaido University pose with UP President Danilo L. Concepcion (7th from right) and officials of the University of the Philippines. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. UP Executive Vice President Teodoro Herbosa likewise expressed gratitude for the continuing partnership between UP and Hokkaido University. To highlight collaborative efforts in previous years, the Philippines’ first microsatellite, DIWATA-1, was successfully launched into orbit in April 2016. The microsatellite was developed by Tohoku University, Hokkaido University, the DOST and UP Diliman under the DOST-funded research program, “Development of the Philippine Scientific Earth Observation Microsatellite (PHL-MICROSAT)”. Hokkaido University is one of Japan’s oldest, largest, and most prestigious universities. In preparation for its 150th anniversary celebrations, the University geared itself to “contribute towards the resolution of global issues.” To support and “bring together world-class teaching staff from around the world and within the University” and to promote cultural exchange and internationalization, Hokkaido University’s Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education has six Global Stations for: Quantum Medical Science and Engineering; Zoonosis Control; Food, Land and Water Resources; Soft Matter; Big Data and Cybersecurity; and, Arctic Research. The academic visit was made possible through the initiatives of the UP System’s Office of International Linkages and Hokkaido University’s Institute for International Collaboration and Office for International Academic Support, Faculty of Science. (Fred Dabu, UP MPRO) For more photos of the event, please click through the album here.
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Bautista takes oath as VP for Academic Affairs – University of the Philippines
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Bautista takes oath as VP for Academic Affairs Bautista takes oath as VP for Academic Affairs March 22, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Dr. Maria Cynthia Rose Banzon Bautista took her oath as the University’s Vice President for Academic Affairs on March 16 at the Office of the President in UP Diliman (UPD). Bautista is a professor of Sociology at the UPD College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP), where she served as dean from 2001 to 2004. In the UP System, she headed the Center for Integrative and Development Studies from 1992 to 2000. She was also a Commissioner of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) from 2012 to 2016. Prior to her appointment as CHED commissioner, she chaired the Commission’s Task Force on Quality Assurance from 2010 to 2011, was vice chairperson of CHED’s Technical Working Group for Autonomous and Deregulated Higher Education Institutions from 2006 to 2008, and co-chaired the CHED Technical Panel for the Humanities, Social Sciences and Communications from 2002 to 2005. President Danilo L. Concepcion, administering the oath of office to Vice President for Academic Affairs Cynthia Rose Bautista. Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO. In 2002, she was given the Achievement Award by the National Research Council of the Philippines. Bautista was recognized for her government service in 1995 and was named one of The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) by the TOWNS Foundation, Inc. She received the Outstanding Young Scientist Award from the National Academy of Science and Technology in 1988. Bautista graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from UP Diliman in 1974. She earned her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Sociology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. ( Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO)
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COE honors professorial chair donors – University of the Philippines
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COE honors professorial chair donors COE honors professorial chair donors March 22, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Diliman College of Engineering (COE) held a reception for donors who funded the establishment of one professorial chair and provided additional support for four existing professorial chairs, on March 15 at the National Engineering Center. The newly established endowment was for the Honorio T. and Elisa F. Allado Professorial Chair in Civil Engineering, donated by the Allado Construction Company, Inc. According to the deed of donation which was signed that day, the company, through the creation of the professorial chair, “desires to honor its late founder, a distinguished alumnus of UP belonging to BS Civil Engineering Class of 1934, and his late wife, Elisa.” The annual amount of P120,000 will be awarded by the company starting in the next academic year, with a pledge to fund the professorial chair for at least five years. In his message, President Ramon F. Allado of the Allado Construction Company, Inc. talked of how his father loved construction. He asked COE to produce more graduates highly adept at construction management as they were truly needed by the industry. The four professorial chairs which received additional funding were: the UP President Vidal Tan Professorial Chair in Engineering, the Dean Crisostomo A. Ortigas Professorial Chair in Engineering, the Alejandro Melchor Professorial Chair in Engineering, and the Ambrosio Magsaysay Professorial Chair in Engineering. The UP Alumni Engineers (UPAE) donated P1.2 million to support the Tan and Ortigas Professorial Chairs, the deed of which was also signed that day. The amount of P120,000will be given annually to each chair holder for a period of five years, starting in the next academic year. Both endowments started with funds from the Ford Foundation and were established by the UP Board of Regents (BOR) in its 829th meeting on January 25, 1973. The chairs were originally named “The Vidal A. Tan Professorial Chair in Environmental Engineering” and “The Crisostomo A. Ortigas Professorial Chair in Materials Sciences.” UPAE President Adrian Arias said that the donation was made up of “small contributions” from members of the alumni group. “Sa ngalan po ng UP, malugod ko pong tinatanggap at pinapahalagahan ang inyong suporta, kabaitan, at kagandahang-loob.”UP President Danilo L. Concepcion expresses his appreciation for the support extended by the alumni engineers. Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO. The other chair established during that BOR meeting in 1973 was “The Alejandro Melchor Sr. Professorial Chair in Systems Engineering,” which also began with a Ford Foundation donation. Additional funds to this professorial chair were given by COE alumnus, former regent, and Senior Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman Magdaleno B. Albarracin Jr. of the Philippine Investment Management Consultants, Inc., along with fellow alumnus and chairman of D.M. Consunji, Inc., Isidro A. Consunji. The deed of donation was signed on July 21, 2016. Albarracin said that a large part of who he was and what he has achieved was due to his UP education. Consunji, meanwhile, particularly addressed COE Dean Rizalinda de Leon when he said, “You can count on us—not just in the present, but in the future.” The Magsaysay Professorial Chair started with a P150,000 donation from the daughter of Ambrosio Magsaysay, renowned artist Anita Magsaysay-Ho, and was established by the BOR in its 980th meeting on August 29, 1985. Magsaysay was appointed instructor of graphics in 1911, when COE was only two years old. The University of the Philippines Bulletin No. 15, published in 1932, listed Magsaysay as “Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering” under the COE’s “Faculty of Instruction.” He is co-founder of A. Magsaysay Inc. His remaining children and grandchildren continue to fund the endowment, with the latest deed of donation signed on July 21, 2016. Magsaysay’s granddaughter, Mariane Magsaysay-Pratte, delivered a message on behalf of their family. She said that she hoped more would be like her grandfather, who was a pensionado or government scholar sent to the United States to earn his college degree but chose to come back to the Philippines after he graduated so he could serve the country. UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, who thanked the donors on behalf of the University, said, “Professorial chairs are not just monetary awards for us here in UP; they are gifts of hope and confidence in our faculty. These are acts of compassion that tell them we—you as donors and UP as the implementing body—believe in their capability to achieve more than what they already have.” He went on to say that these endowments for faculty development encouraged the conduct of advanced research and inspired further excellence in the mentoring of future engineers. (Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO) For more photos of the event, please click through the album here.
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ASEA-UNINET President visits UP OVPAA – University of the Philippines
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ASEA-UNINET President visits UP OVPAA ASEA-UNINET President visits UP OVPAA March 22, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Dr. Carla Locatelli [second from right], currently Professor of Theory and Comparative Literature at the University of Trento, Italy, Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and recently elected president for 2016-2018 of the ASEAN-European Academic University Network (ASEA-UNINET), dropped by the UP Office of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs on March 16 to meet with [from left to right]: Assistant Vice-President for Academic Affairs (R&D Resource Management) Mary Delia Tomacruz, Assistant Vice-President for Academic Affairs (Internationalization) Rhodora Azanza, , Vice-President for Academic Affairs Cynthia-Rose Bautista, Office of International Linkages Deputy Director Aaron Joseph Villaraza, and former VP for Academic Affairs Gisela Concepcion. Among the topics discussed during the informal meeting were the potential areas for collaboration and exchanges between UP and the University of Trento, and upcoming events under the ASEA-UNINET, such as the plenary meeting 2017 to be held at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz from July 17 to 20. Dr. Locatelli, who came to UP Diliman to hold a series of lectures, is no stranger to UP, having first visited during the administrations of UP Presidents Francisco Nemenzo and Emerlinda Roman. Her research interests include Filipino literature. She has lectured and published papers on Filipino literature and literary criticism under the aegis of the Department of English and Comparative Literature, UP College of Arts and Letters. (Celeste Llaneta, UP MPRO)
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UP Fighting Maroons beat DLSU – University of the Philippines
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UP Fighting Maroons beat DLSU UP Fighting Maroons beat DLSU March 28, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Desiderio scores 42 points in 80th Araw ng Dabaw Basketball Tournament The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons overwhelmed reigning UAAP champion De La Salle University, 87-79, to capture the 80th Araw ng Dabaw basketball title at the Davao City Recreation Center (Almendras Gym) on March 26. The Maroons trailed the Archers during the first period, 29-21, before UP Diliman College of Human Kinetics student Paul Desiderio exploded with nine three-point shots that enabled UP to overtake DLSU, 42-44, by the end of half-time. UP led, 63-77, towards the third period. Desiderio was declared Most Valuable Player (MVP) while UP Coach Bo Perasol was named Best Coach. UP’s Rob Ricafort won the tournament’s slam dunk contest. UPIS alumnus and incoming UP Diliman freshman Juan Gomez de Liano was declared winner of the three-point shootout competition. Davao City Sports Head Michael Aportadera awarded the prizes to the winners. UP Alumni Association-Davao City Chapter capped the evening by hosting a victory dinner for the UP Contingent.
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UP profs win top spots in UK engineering pitch contest – University of the Philippines
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UP profs win top spots in UK engineering pitch contest UP profs win top spots in UK engineering pitch contest April 7, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Two professors from the University of the Philippines won the top two spots in the Final Pitch Session of the Leaders in Innovation Fellowship with the UK Royal Academy of Engineering held in March in London. The panel of judges awarded first place to Assistant Professor DJ Darwin Bandoy of the UP Los Baños College of Veterinary Medicine, for his research on quorum sensing inhibitors for veterinary application. Second place went to Dr. Chelo Pascua, associate professor of Geology in UP Baguio, for his research on water filtration technology. According to Dr.Bandoy, “the panel of judges for the pitch were composed of UK’s top engineers in the Royal Academy of Engineering as well as tutors of Oxford Innovation from Oxford University.” “This validates UP’s position in leading innovative research that is responsive to the needs of the nation,” added Dr. Bandoy. Associate Professor Chelo Pascua. Photo from Mindanao Cluster, Phil-LiDAR1 website. Associate Professor Chelo Pascua. Photo from Mindanao Cluster, Phil-LiDAR1 website. Associate Professor Chelo Pascua. Photo from Mindanao Cluster, Phil-LiDAR1 website. Bandoy and Pascua were among the 15 Leaders in Innovation Fellows with the UK Royal Academy of Engineering awarded earlier on February 7 under the Newton Agham program of the British government together with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Asian Institute of Management. This program aims to co-develop and implement programs that strengthen science and innovation capacity and create solutions to development challenges in the country. Both UP professors have been conducting research on developing technologies and inventions that aim to address national concerns, such as antimicrobial resistance and clean water. Dr. Bandoy’s researches cover: antibiotic drug residue; viral and bacterial diseases of swine; and, effects of medicinal plants on bacteria and biofilms. Dr. Pascua’s researches and publications revolve around: materials synthesis; mineralogy; environmental materials applications; geohazards; carbon capture and storage; natural analogues; mineral-water interactions geochemistry; and, groundwater contamination.
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BOR Appoints Prof. Lagmay as 1st Director of the UP NOAH Center, UP Resilience Institute – University of the Philippines
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BOR Appoints Prof. Lagmay as 1st Director of the UP NOAH Center, UP Resilience Institute BOR Appoints Prof. Lagmay as 1st Director of the UP NOAH Center, UP Resilience Institute April 7, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Prof. Alfredo Mahar Francisco A. Lagmay. Photo from UP Diliman website. At the 1326th UP Board of Regents Meeting on 5 April 2017, Prof. Alfredo Mahar Francisco A. Lagmay was appointed as Director of the UP Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH) Center, effective 21 March 2017 until 20 March 2020, and as Executive Director of the UP Resilience Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, effective 1 April 2017 until 21 March 2018. Widely recognized as one of the world’s leading international scientific experts on natural hazards, Prof. Lagmay is a Professor at the National Institute of Geological Sciences, UP Diliman. He earned his degrees from the UP Diliman (BA, MS Geology) and the University of Cambridge (PhD Earth Science) and was a visiting scientist at the Geophysics Department of Stanford University from 2006-2007. Prof. Lagmay’s pioneering research on natural hazards, volcano-tectonics and hands-on experience in search and rescue as well as forensic analyses of major Philippine catastrophes has become the basis for over 90 published articles in scientific journals he authored. Prof. Lagmay lectures frequently on Philippine disasters to share his knowledge and promote awareness of natural hazards and its impacts. He documents the difficult lessons from previous disasters, which include the lethal Frank, Ondoy, Pedring/Quiel, Sendong and Pablo floods, Guinsaugon debris avalanche, Mayon lahar, and Yolanda storm surges and uses them to recommend science-based disaster prevention policies. Recognizing the impact of Prof. Lagmay’s interdisciplinary work, the European Geoscience Union (EGU, 2015) awarded him the Plinius Medal, the first Asian to receive such honor. He was featured by Asian Scientist Magazine (2016) as one of Asia-Pacific Region’s 100 leading scientists, one of five Filipino scholars to make it in the list. Prof. Lagmay’s other important awards and citations, include the Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) award from the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Senate Philippines (2013), The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Outstanding Professional of the Year Award in the field of Geology (2014), WiKiPinoy of the Year Award (2014), Catholic Mass Media Award (CMMA), Philippine Quill Awards and the Hildegarde awards (2014, 2015) for the educational radio program Red Alert on DZMM, which he anchors. Under his supervision, Project NOAH received the USAID and FHI360 Harnessing Data for Resilience Recognition Award (2016). Last year, Prof. Lagmay was elected to the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), He was recognized for promoting and integrating advanced science and technology to enhance disaster management and the prevention capacity of the Philippines, which subsequently saved many lives. The NAST also recognized Prof. Lagmay’s multi-disciplinary and global research on volcano-tectonics, which changed the way the scientific community understood volcanoes and their consequent societal impacts. Lagmay’s seminal work on Philippine geology, was used, in part, as the technical basis for the successful Philippine territorial claim in the Benham Rise under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
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Gabriela Lee named first Dalisay Chair holder – University of the Philippines
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Gabriela Lee named first Dalisay Chair holder Gabriela Lee named first Dalisay Chair holder April 25, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The chair was endowed by an anonymous donor in the United States earlier this year in honor of Dr. Dalisay, one of the Philippines’ most accomplished writers. He has served as chair of the Department of English and Comparative Literature (DECL) in UP Diliman and director of the UP Institute of Creative Writing, and now serves as Vice President for Public Affairs. Asst. Prof. Gabriela Dans Lee has been named the first recipient of the One UP-Jose Yap Dalisay Jr. Professorial Chair in Creative Writing. Asst. Prof. Lee is a writer of young adult literature and lists speculative fiction and popular culture among her research interests. She completed her BA English Studies in UP and her MA Literary Studies at the National University of Singapore. The chair is good for three years and carries a monthly grant of P10,000. It can be awarded to a qualified professor of creative writing at the DECL. The photo shows Dr. Dalisay, the awardee, and DECL Chair Dr. Lily Rose Tope.
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UP student wins silver in int’l taekwondo meet – University of the Philippines
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UP student wins silver in int’l taekwondo meet UP student wins silver in int’l taekwondo meet April 24, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP College of Mass Communication (Broadcasting) student Beatrice Gaerlan earned the silver medal in the female minus 55-kilogram weight class at the 9th edition of the Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, on April 21, 2017. The tournament has brought together dozens of male and female taekwondo practitioners from various Asian countries, including Afghanistan, China, Chinese Taipei, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand.
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Tina Monzon Palma is the U.P. Gawad Plaridel 2017 Recipient – University of the Philippines
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Tina Monzon Palma is the U.P. Gawad Plaridel 2017 Recipient Tina Monzon Palma is the U.P. Gawad Plaridel 2017 Recipient May 26, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication is pleased to announce the recipient of the U.P. Gawad Plaridel 2017 in the person of MS. TINA MONZON PALMA. Tina Monzon Palma is a veteran broadcaster who is cited for her pioneering efforts that opened doors/opportunities for women at a time when men dominated the media landscape. Tina Monzon Palma has kept her professional integrity in her more than 40 years in the media. She was a news anchor during the Martial Law years, and remained steadfast in her craft. The U.P. Gawad Plaridel comes with a trophy, specially designed by National Artist Napoleon Abueva, which will be presented to Palma by the U.P. President Danilo Concepcion and U.P. Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan in ceremonies on August 23, 2017 (Wednesday), 2:00 pm at the U.P. Film Center. Monzon-Palma will also deliver a lecture during the ceremonies. Established by the U.P. College of Mass Communication, the annual U.P. Gawad Plaridel recognizes Filipino media practitioners who have excelled in any of the media (print, radio, film, and television) and who have performed with the highest level of professional integrity in the interest of public service. The U.P. Gawad Plaridel’s roster of honorees include: Ms. Eugenia Duran-Apostol (2004, print), Ms. Vilma Santos (2005, film), Ms. Fidela “Tiya Dely” Magpayo (2006, radio), Ms. Cecilia “Cheche” L. Lazaro (2007, television), Mr. Pachico A. Seares (2008, community print), Mr. Kidlat Tahimik (2009, independent film), Ms. Eloisa “Lola Sela” Canlas (2011, radio), Ms. Florence “Rosa Rosal” Danon-Gayda (2012, television), Mr. Jose “Pete” Lacaba (2013, print), Ms. Nora “Nora Aunor” Villamayor (2014, transmedia), Mr. Ricardo “Ricky” Lee (2015, film), Ms. Francisca “Babes” Custodio (2016, radio). The award is named after Marcelo H. del Pilar (nom de plume, Plaridel), the selfless propagandist whose stewardship of the reformist newspaper La Solidaridad gave voice to nationalist sentiments and libertarian ideas in the 1890s. Like Plaridel, the recipient of the award must believe in a vision of a Philippine society that is egalitarian, participative and progressive, and in media that is socially responsible, critical and vigilant, liberative and transformative, and free and independent.
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Press launch of the Museum of Philippine Biodiversity and “Ugnayan” – University of the Philippines
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Press launch of the Museum of Philippine Biodiversity and “Ugnayan” Press launch of the Museum of Philippine Biodiversity and “Ugnayan” May 24, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), in partnership with the University of the Philippines (UP) and through the initiative of Senator Loren B. Legarda, marked this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity with the launching of two projects, the Museum of Philippine Biodiversity and Junyee’s installation art “Ugnayan”, at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center (NAPWC) in Diliman, Quezon City on May 22. According to project team leader Dr. Perry S. Ong of the UP College of Science, the museum to be built inside the BMB-NAPWC’s Salakot Building will showcase the richness and beauty of Philippine biodiversity by featuring the country’s various terrestrial and marine ecosystems and Protected Areas. Conceptualized as an interactive and experiential venue utilizing multimedia exhibits and equipment that stimulate the senses (sight, touch, smell, and hearing), the museum aims to impart to its visitors the importance of Philippine biodiversity, its unique ecosystems, and the threats faced, and to promote environmental conservation. BMB Director Theresa Mundita S. Lim said they hope that this museum “will encourage people to do something for our precious biodiversity.” Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO “Ugnayan”, dubbed as the first permanent installation art in the country, stands just outside the Salakot Building. It was made by renowned artist Luis “Junyee” E. Yee, Jr. with “recycled hardwood pillars and metal to visualize the unity and cooperation of the 21 nations composing the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in pursuit of common goals in different fields”. With Sen. Legarda, Dr. Ong, Dir. Lim, and Mr. Junyee, also delivering inspiring messages for the occasion were: Dr. Ana Maria Theresa P. Labrador, assistant director of the National Museum of the Philippines; Professor Leonardo C. Rosete, dean of the UP College of Fine Arts, and, representing UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, Asst. VP for Public Affairs of UP Jose Wendell P. Capili. (Fred Dabu, UP MPRO) Additional photos of the event can be viewed by clicking here.
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CSWCD holds first socdev conference – University of the Philippines
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CSWCD holds first socdev conference CSWCD holds first socdev conference May 26, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Diliman College of Social Work and Community Development (UPD-CSWCD) held its first inter-agency conference on social development, on May 17, 2017 at the Bulwagang Tandang Sora, UPD. Being a first, the conference had the theme of “defining the terrain and exploring the pathways” of the discipline, with speakers coming from leading universities in the Philippines and government, including Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo; and participants constituting of a network of social development students, educators and researchers, practitioners, and advocates in the country and in ASEAN. By day’s end, the conference affirmed the “bottom-up” approach in theorizing for the discipline and endorsed a commitment to go beyond scientific rigor to the community. It stressed end-goals of people empowerment to tackle inequalities. Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo, keynote speaker, shares the table with (from left to right) resource speakers Ramon Falcon of the National Economic Development Authority and Ateneo de Manila University Vice President for Social Development Jaime Hofileña, UP Diliman (UPD) Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Fidel Nemenzo, UPD College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) Dean Jocelyn Caragay, CSWCD Doctor of Social Development (DSD) Program Director Emmanuel Luna, and DSD Program Committee member Oscar Ferrer, at the golden anniversary conference of the UPD-CSWCD titled “Social Development: Defining the Terrain, Exploring Pathways” on May 17, 2017 at Bulwagang Tandang Sora, UPD. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) The four sessions discussed: contexts and directions of Philippine social development; trends and challenges in formal degree programs on social development and academic extension services; and challenges and playing fields for social development in the country and ASEAN. Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo receives tokens of appreciation from the UP Diliman College of Social Work and Community Development (UPD-CSWCD) after delivering the keynote speech of the CSWCD golden anniversary conference “Social Development: Defining the Terrain, Exploring Pathways” on May 17, 2017 at Bulwagang Tandang Sora, UPD. Presenting the tokens are CSWCD Dean Jocelyn Caragay, CSWCD Doctor of Social Development Program Director Emmanuel Luna, and UPD Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Fidel Nemenzo. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) In her keynote speech, Robredo said, “Help doesn’t have to be grandiose.” She said that more important was the people’s sense of ownership of and participation in social development programs. She also said that her office’s flagship program, Angat-buhay, relies on listening to what communities need in being a conduit between communities, people and groups that could help, and the public. The resource persons in the plenary sessions were: National Anti-Poverty Commission Undersecretary Maria Corazon Jimenez-Tan; National Economic Development Authority social development specialist Ramon Falcon; Professor Emeritus Amaryllis Torres of the CSWCD; Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Vice President for Social Development Jaime Hofileña; CSWCD Doctor of Social Development (DSD) Program Director Emmanuel Luna; ADMU professor, Mary Racelis; ADMU professor, Emma Porio; Philippine Women’s University professor, Angelito Meneses; University of Santo Tomas professor, Mark Anthony Abenir; and De La Salle University professor, Ador Torneo. The conference is one of the golden anniversary activities of CSWCD. It was organized by the DSD program and students of the college. (Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc, UP MPRO) A network of social development students, educators and researchers, practitioners, and advocates in the country and in ASEAN gather around Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo and UP Diliman (UPD) officials and professors at the UPD College of Social Work and Community Development golden anniversary conference “Social Development: Defining the Terrain, Exploring Pathways” on May 17, 2017 at Bulwagang Tandang Sora, UPD. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO)
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Asian Center is NACAI founding member – University of the Philippines
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Asian Center is NACAI founding member Asian Center is NACAI founding member May 27, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines’ Asian Center (AC) along with nine leading academic institutes in Southeast Asia and China, have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish officially the Network of ASEAN-China Academic Institutes (NACAI) on 28 May 2017 at Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Aside from AC, the other members of the network include the Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam; Institute of Humanity and Social Sciences, Royal Academy of Cambodia; Center for China’s Relations with Neighboring Countries, Fudan University; ASEAN Studies Center, University of Indonesia; Asia Research Center, National University of Laos; Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya; Department of International Relations, University of Yangon; ASEAN Studies Center, Chulalongkorn University; and Institute for Southeast Asian Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Lim Tan signed the MOU on behalf of the Asian Center and UP Diliman. Chancellor Tan also served as the chairperson of the Conference’s first session. The founding members have agreed to establish a platform of cooperation and collaboration that will promote studies on ASEAN-China relations and will provide intellectual support for the comprehensive development of the said relations, and enhance collaborative innovation among the participants. Two AC faculty members also witnessed the MOU signing and delivered paper presentations in the NACAI sponsored session “ASEAN-China Relations in Transition: Differences Management and Win-win Cooperation” under the Shanghai Forum 2017. Dr. Joefe B. Santarita, AC Dean, presented a paper titled “ The Philippines’ ASEAN Chairmanship and its Implications to the ASEAN-China Relations’ and Dr. Henelito A. Sevilla, Jr., Assistant Professor and Assistant to the Dean for Administration and Public Affairs, delivered his lecture titled ‘The Direction of President Duterte’s Foreign Policy Agenda vis-à-vis China and the Future of ASEAN’.
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Eva Estrada Kalaw (1920-2017) – University of the Philippines
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Eva Estrada Kalaw (1920-2017) Eva Estrada Kalaw (1920-2017) May 27, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Last week, former senator Eva Estrada Kalaw passed away at the age of 96. She was a leading political opposition leader during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos. Eva Estrada was among the few female students of the Commonwealth era who dared enroll in the University of the Philippines, which was then based in Manila. Her enrollment in UP was a daring feat because back then, Catholic high schools for girls discouraged their graduates from enrolling in UP on the mistaken assumption that UP is a godless institution. Eva Estrada took education. Because she stood out among her classmates, and because she was a headturner, Eva Estrada quickly became a campus figure. She was a member of the Sigma Delta Phi, an exclusive sorority and the counterpart of the equally exclusive Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity. Many UP students were smitten by Eva Estrada, including the statuesque Enrique M. Fernando, the smartest law student in UP. Although Fernando was unable to win Eva Estrada’s heart, he graduated at the top of his class, and became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1979. It was another UP student, Teodoro Kalaw, Jr., who won Eva Estrada. Kalaw, Jr. was an Upsilonian and his family was wealthy and noted for intellectuals like his father, the famous newsman Teodoro M. Kalaw, and the outspoken UP dean Maximo Kalaw. They made an ideal couple. Eva Estrada Kalaw was the vocal, outgoing and dynamic type of woman. Teodoro Kalaw was a mild-mannered businessman who preferred a quiet, private life. After the war, Teodoro Kalaw put up several successful enterprises, while Eva Estrada Kalaw became noted for civic and humanitarian causes. In time, Eva Estrada Kalaw developed an interest in politics, and joined the Nacionalista Party. With the unwavering support of her husband, Eva was elected to the Senate in 1965—the same year Ferdinand Marcos of the NP won the presidency. Despite her partisan political affiliation with President Marcos, Senator Kalaw opposed measures espoused by NP senators known to be loyal supporters of the president. Soon, Kalaw became very critical of the Marcos administration both in and outside the Senate. In 1971, when Senator Kalaw’s term was almost over, she decided to seek reelection again under the NP. Party bigwigs, however, eased her out of the picture. Seeing her as a strategic ally, the opposition Liberal Party asked Kalaw to run for reelection under its wings. Senator Kalaw agreed. During the LP proclamation rally at Plaza Miranda in Quiapo, Manila held in the evening of August 21, 1971, two grenades were hurled at the crowded stage Senator Kalaw shared with other LP candidates. Kalaw was seriously injured, but survived the bombing. In the end, she was one of six LP senatorial candidates who won in the elections. Senator Kalaw’s injuries at Plaza Miranda cemented her anti-Marcos stance. She became a staunch anti-administration senator, and even advocated giving a student representative an ex-officio seat in the UP Board of Regents. Together with Senator Salvador “Doy” Laurel, Kalaw protected UP students, who had barricaded the Diliman campus in 1971, from soldiers of the Philippine Constabulary Metropolitan Command or Metrocom who were determined to attack UP. After the proclamation of martial law in the Philippines in 1972 led to the closure of the Senate, Kalaw was considered an enemy of the state. Undaunted, Kalaw kept the LP alive when other party leaders like Jovito Salonga found refuge in the United States. In 1980, Kalaw and Doy Laurel organized the Unido party to oppose its pro-Marcos counterpart, the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan. The Unido started from scratch, but under the brave leadership of Laurel and Kalaw, the party won one-third of the seats in the Batasang Pambansa in the May 1984 elections. Kalaw herself won handsomely in Manila, and she became the Joan of Arc of the political opposition. The Laurel-Kalaw duo chose to fight against a well-entrenched administration, at a time when many ex-politicians preferred to avoid trouble by keeping silent. Laurel and Kalaw were staunch political allies of ex-Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., who was living in exile in the USA. They could have conveniently joined the Marcos government and held important posts in his administration, but Laurel and Kalaw remained allied with Ninoy Aquino. After the assassination of Ninoy Aquino in 1983, Salonga returned to the Philippines and seized the LP leadership from Kalaw. As a result, Kalaw strengthened her ties with Laurel and the Unido. Laurel and Kalaw were expected to be the Unido bets against the KBL tandem of Marcos and Assemblyman Tolentino in the 1986 presidential and vice presidential elections. Unfortunately, Corazon Aquino exploited her status as Ninoy Aquino’s widow and joined the derby. Eventually, Aquino succeeded in double-talking Laurel and in pushing Kalaw to the sidelines, and in becoming the Unido presidential candidate, with Laurel as her running mate. Aquino used the Unido campaign machinery to install herself in office. Kalaw still ran for vice president but lost her bid. After 1987, she made an unsuccessful attempt at re-election to the Senate, and in 1988, she lost her bid for city mayor of Manila against Gemiliano “Mel” Lopez. President Corazon Aquino made the Philippines the brownout capital of the world, and circumvented her promise to institute a genuine agrarian reform program. Her relatives lorded it over the country during her presidency. Vice President Laurel and Eva Estrada Kalaw reconciled in 1990. Under the NP, they ran for president and vice president, respectively, in the May 1992 elections, but lost. The ungrateful Corazon Aquino, who in 1985 disunited the Unido (which single-handedly fought the Marcos administration), actively campaigned against Laurel and Kalaw. Laurel and Kalaw retired from the political scene in 1992, victims of the scheming widow of the opposition leader they supported during the trying times of martial law. Salvador Laurel passed away in January 2004. Eva Estrada Kalaw has also departed, but her unheralded contribution to Philippine democracy will be difficult to match by today’s female senators. (Victor Avecilla, Manila Standard) Source (http://thestandard.com.ph/opinion/columns/hail-to-the-chair-by-victor-avecilla/238344/eva-estrada-kalaw-1920-2017-.html)
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First Filipina chosen to run for UK Parliament hails from Sampaloc – University of the Philippines
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First Filipina chosen to run for UK Parliament hails from Sampaloc First Filipina chosen to run for UK Parliament hails from Sampaloc June 6, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office LONDON – Carmen Legarda, a British-Filipino who hails from Sampaloc in Manila, has made political history in the United Kingdom after becoming the first ever Filipino woman to be selected to run as a Member of Parliament in the upcoming general elections on June 8. Representing The Green Party of England and Wales, Legarda is standing in the Hendon Constituency, in the London Borough of Barnet, which includes residents living in Burnt Oak, Colindale, Edgware, Hale, Mill Hill, Hendon Central and West Hendon. The Green Party of England and Wales, colloquially known as the Greens, combines left-wing economic policies with environmentalism and progressive approaches to social policies including human and animal rights, LGBT rights, national living wages and democratic participation. A colourful upbringing The youngest of four sisters, Carmen Legarda was born in Sampaloc to Carmita Fernandez Legarda, the first ever Filipina woman to graduate from Oxford University, and actor Juan Antonio “Tony” Carrion, known for movies such as “American Ninja” and “Jose Rizal.” At a young age, most of Legarda’s immediate family relocated to Oxford, England. Legarda later moved back to Manila during her high school years, going on to study psychology at the University of the Philippines in Diliman and Medicine at University of the East (Ramon Magsaysay). Politics, however, has always been part of her heritage. Her great grandfather, Benito Legarda, was a Filipino legislator who held various positions as cabinet member and vice president of the first Philippine legislature, before later becoming Philippine Resident Commissioner to the United States Congress. Legarda’s grandmother, Trinidad Fernandez Legarda, was a suffragette, civic leader and diplomat – and was the first woman ambassador from the Philippines, appointed in 1958 to Vietnam. Legarda’s eldest sister, Atty. Katrina Legarda, is a well-known lawyer, respected law professor and advocate for women and children’s rights in the Philippines. Carmen Legarda handing out Green Party leaflets. INQUIRER/Melissa Alcantara In 1997 Atty. Legarda famously won a child rape case against Romeo Jalosjos, a former Congressman, who was sentenced to prison for life (but later released by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo after 13 years). Advocating equality Human rights have always been a primary driver for Legarda, both professionally and in her personal life. Although a fully qualified doctor, Legarda’s career has been in the field of Human Resources and People Management. Over the past three decades, Legarda has worked for renowned international organisations including The British Council, Save the Children and the Methodist Church, and has delivered workshops and training on equal opportunities and diversity to senior management worldwide. “I believe all human beings are equal,” Legarda wrote in her campaign statement. “As a woman, as a British citizen, as an ethnic person of Spanish-Filipino heritage, and as a Human Resources consultant who has worked in over 30 countries, I’ve experienced first-hand how our society labels and segregates, rather than unites.” “I’ve chosen to run for MP because I have demonstrated leadership at a senior level throughout my career, and I am confident that I can deliver fair, able leadership on a national scale.” Tackling issues of social justice The UK currently operates under a Conservative government led by Prime Minister Theresa May. Legarda says she joined The Green Party because its values stand out in striking contrast to the disillusionment, deception, injustice, and exclusion that has so far occurred under the Conservatives. “The Green Party is a party that cares, truly cares, about the wellbeing of ordinary people in our society. We tackle social issues that matter and are deeply committed to achieving social justice.” Legarda, who lives in Hendon, an area notable for its Jewish community, is standing for Hendon because of the area’s rich cultural diversity. UK Polling Report describes Hendon as “an ethnically diverse seat, with around a third of residents describing themselves as non-white.” “As a woman and minority ethnic member of the community, I want to reach out to people from all walks of life,” says Legarda. “I can help inspire change and take action on community issues.” Improving the local community Some of Hendon’s most severe issues includes pollution, burglary, and poverty. “I love living in Hendon,” says Legarda. “I love walking through its beautiful parks. But Barnet Green Party’s monitoring of air quality found that levels of nitrogen dioxide vastly exceed legal limits with some areas at almost double the legal limit.” Robberies are also rife in the area, with Legarda herself having been burgled within the first year of moving to the area. “At a recent Town Hall meeting, when asked who had been burgled, every single person in the room had been a victim of burglary. I want more support for our police with better coordination between the community and the police so that we can tackle crime more effectively together.” The Hendon area is undergoing rapid regeneration, with brand new developments being built on land where houses and local shops have been pulled down. The problem with this, says Legarda, is that housing is unaffordable for the generations who want to live near their parents and grandparents. Vote for change Ultimately, Legarda says she is ready to initiate change and use her expertise for the common good. “I’m running to remind voters that the Green Party is a viable and powerful political choice. People need to know that the Green Party stands for all forms of justice and equality.” Legarda adds, “If you’re registered to vote in the UK, please vote on June 8. The future of the UK depends on it.” (INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau) Source: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/157497/first-filipina-chosen-run-uk-parliament-hails-sampaloc#ixzz4jCbgDN2P
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CHED announces free tuition for med students in SUCs – University of the Philippines
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CHED announces free tuition for med students in SUCs CHED announces free tuition for med students in SUCs June 11, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The Commission on Higher Education released a press statement today regarding free tuition for students of medicine in state universities and colleges.
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Malang: Painter charmed with imaginative use of color – University of the Philippines
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Malang: Painter charmed with imaginative use of color Malang: Painter charmed with imaginative use of color June 15, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Malang, a leader of the second generation of modernists that rejuvenated Philippine painting in the post-Pacific War period, died at his home in Quezon City on June 10, just short of 90. Born Mauro Malang Santos in Manila’s Sta. Cruz district on January 1928, he used his maternal surname—that of a pre-Spanish clan in San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan province—for his artistic signature. Malang’s contemporaries include Arturo Rogerio Luz, Ang Kiukok, Hugo Yonzon, Juvenal Sanso, Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, Roberto Rodriguez Chabet and Romulo Olazo. Largely self-taught, Malang was noted for his imaginative use of color. Mauro “Malang” Santos (Photo from Inquirer.net) He took no formal art lessons beyond those given by a retired art professor in his neighborhood and half a semester’s classes at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts. After a few months of drawing comics strips for the Roces chain, he moved to Manila Chronicle in 1947. There, he was encouraged to paint by the abstractionist H. R. Ocampo, then one of the paper’s editors. Malang also developed friendships with artists Carlos V. Francisco, Vicente Manansala, Cesar Legaspi, Emilio Aguilar Cruz and the younger “neorealists” of postwar Manila. Among the international masters, he was most influenced by the Russian-French expressionist Marc Chagall. In the 1950s, Malang started painting vignettes of Manila’s folk culture in gouache— opaque watercolor—that he found the easiest to use. As it matured, his work became more and more abstract. It was still capable of engaging the viewer with its variety surprises, since his subjects remained the same: the graceful and sad Filipina; curiously decorative barong-barong, and our archipelago’s exuberant vegetation. Malang’s infectious optimism brought him commercial success long before critics discovered his work. His first one-man show in 1962 sold out and he never looked back. Malang regarded his life’s work not as art but as craft. “I don’t make social statements,” he often said. “When I look around me, I see patterns. I just enjoy what I do, and perhaps it shows in my work.” Using gouache, Malang would paint quickly, adding layer after layer, but allowing some of the earlier layers to shine through from underneath—“letting the viewer’s eyes themselves mix the colors.” “Color is the blood of the painter, as poetry is the blood of the poet,” said Chagall. Filipino critics agree that a great deal of Malang’s painterly charm comes from his highly imaginative use of color. Critic Cid Reyes described Malang’s paintings as the most color-irradiated ever done in the history of Philippine art. “There is no color he avoids; no color he cannot orchestrate in his palette …” he said. Arturo Luz, in 1981, noted that Malang’s “colors glow, running the spectrum from end to end. Each painting is a visual feast—saturating the canvas and filling the senses …” As early as 1973, painter and occasional critic E. Aguilar Cruz wrote that “while Malang’s art is as unlike those of the traditional schools represented by Amorsolo as a straight line is from a scroll, yet they both bear the same stamp of that quality.” “The Artist as Filipino”— that’s the summary of Malang’s life and work that he would have loved. (Juan T. Gatbonton, Philippine Daily Inquirer) Source: http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/265288/malang-painter-charmed-imaginative-use-color/
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NAST honors four UP scientists – University of the Philippines
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NAST honors four UP scientists NAST honors four UP scientists June 20, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The Philippine National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), the country’s highest recognition body in science and technology, announced the elevation of another UP scientist to the Academy, and the granting of its 2017 awards to three other UP scientists. In a letter to UP President Danilo Concepcion, NAST Director Luningning Samarita-Domingo said Cesar Villanoy (Physical Oceanography, UP Diliman) has been named member of the Academy. 2017 NAST Outstanding Young Scientist (OYS) awards will be given to Phillip Alviola (Biology, UP Los Baños), Nathaniel Hermosa II (Physics, UP Diliman, in Physics) and Aletta Concepcion Yñiguez (Marine Biology and Fisheries, UP Diliman). NAST logo from http://www.nast.ph Villanoy, Alviola, Hermosa II and Yñiguez will receive medals, trophies, and cash prizes at an awarding ceremony on July 13, 2017 at the Manila Hotel. Villanoy is a UPLB BS Zoology alumnus. He earned his MS and PhD degrees in Physical Oceanography from the University of Sydney. He is a Professor at the UP Marine Science Institute. His publications include extensive research on milkfish feed, phytoplankton and algal blooms, upwelling areas and movement of water, biophysical environments of water bodies, and satellite remote sensing of Spratly Islands. He led the Benham Bank expeditions in 2016 and 2014. Alviola obtained his BS Biology and MS in Wildlife Studies from UP Los Baños. He is also the curator of UPLB’s Museum of Natural History for small and volant mammals. Hermosa earned his BS (Applied Physics), MS and PhD (Physics) degrees from UP Diliman. Currently, he is the program coordinator of the UP National Institute of Physics (NIP) Photonics Research Laboratory. Yñiguez is a UPLB BS Biology alumnus. She earned her PhD in Marine Biology and Fisheries from the University of Miami. She is an Assistant Professor at the UP Marine Science Institute, where she continues to work on population and ecosystem dynamics, and ecological modeling and management. (Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc, UP MPRO)
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UP launches Resilience hub – University of the Philippines
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UP launches Resilience hub UP launches Resilience hub June 28, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines, the country’s national university, launched the revitalized UP Resilience Institute (UP RI) to provide Filipinos with innovative information vital to lifesaving climate change actions and disaster risk reduction efforts, on June 20 at the Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman campus. With the theme, “Empowering local communities through multi-disciplinary actions toward resilience,” the event introduced the UP RI as a proactive hub for collaborative works of experts in the fields of Science and Technology as well as the Arts and Humanities. UP President Danilo L. Concepcion said “the UP RI, with the UP Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH) Center as its core component, is committed to providing sustainable, inclusive, and multidisciplinary approaches and responses to our country’s disaster problems.” Concepcion also emphasized the role of the University in protecting life, in general, especially in saving and uplifting human lives through such initiatives. UP RI Executive Director Mahar Lagmay said the Institute aims to provide “reliable, understandable, and timely data that is open and free to the public at all times.” He added that the UP RI “will produce effective and efficient capacity building programs which are essential in forming sustainable development plans that will definitely benefit all Filipinos, especially the poor and other marginalized sectors.” UP RI, Lagmay said, has a “crucial role to lead in mapping out blueprints for local government units on implementing genuine progress as they address and overcome the challenges of future catastrophes.” Lagmay said the NOAH project has helped local government units since 2012 in empowering communities and in averting more than 15 potentially fatal calamities through NOAH’s probabilistic multi-scenario-based multi hazard maps. Guests of honor and resiliency advocates who attended the event included: Senator Loren Legarda, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Global Champion for Resilience; Representative Joey Salceda (2nd District of Albay), United Nations Senior Global Champion on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction; Dr. Michael L. Tan, Chancellor of UP Diliman; former UP president, Alfredo E. Pascual; The Netherlands Ambassador Marion Derckx; Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy Taguiwalo; former senator, Heherson Alvarez; as well as UP System and UP Diliman officials, deans, faculty, and staff, and, many other UP RI partners. UP launches Resilience Hub (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) In their respective keynote messages, Sen. Legarda, Rep. Salceda, and Chancellor Tan highlighted the need to mainstream the important lessons learned from their decades-long experience and advocacies in climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and management, collaborative efforts, and scientific interventions. They expressed full support for UP RI, UP NOAH Center, and UP, and emphasized the need for solidarity in building a safer, more resilient and sustainable community and nation for all. Keynote speakers received an artwork made by former UP College of Fine Arts (UP CFA) Dean and University Artist Neil Doloricon. The artwork, “Inang Kalikasan”, depicts Mother Nature, ecological balance, and the cycle of life. It was produced through a relief printing process using rubbercut as a medium and hand-painted acrylic colors. Special recognition was also given to UP CFA Professor Joey Tañedo for creating the UP RI logo. It symbolizes the academe, government, and the people in cooperation, unity, and solidarity, all of which are essential to developing human resilience. Original environmental music, “Nasa Atin Ang Panahon”, was performed by the group Layag, and “Muling Pagbangon” was sung by Ferdie Jarin of the UP College of Arts and Letters (UP CAL). In 2013, Pascual, UP president at that time, started to sponsor the creation of a network and institute for resilience. He continues to support it today. The UP Board of Regents established the UP RI on July 2016, adopted NOAH and established it as a Center under UP on March 2017. (Fred Dabu, UP MPRO; with reports from UP RI and NOAH Center)
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First Aeta UP grad vows to serve Pinatubo tribes – University of the Philippines
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First Aeta UP grad vows to serve Pinatubo tribes First Aeta UP grad vows to serve Pinatubo tribes July 3, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office CLARK FREEPORT — It’s not too difficult to find Norman King in Barangay Macapagal, a settlement put up by former first lady Imelda Marcos on a hill at the northern side of this former United States military base-turned-economic zone. Pointing to the King family home, an “unat” (lowlander) running a tricycle repair shop nearby described King as “the ‘kulot’ (Aeta) who recently graduated from UP (the University of the Philippines).” It’s a distinction that the Aeta community around Mt. Pinatubo wears with pride. No other Aeta has been known to have graduated from the state university before King, who obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in behavioral sciences at UP Manila last month. King, 27, is as proud of his identity, describing himself as a “katutubong” (native) Aeta, in an interview at the family kitchen behind a small yard filled with metal boxes, rubber tires and wooden planks. In fact, during UP Manila’s recognition day on June 20 and graduation on June 21, King wore a “lubay,” an Aeta G-string for which he got such comments as “cool,” “‘astig’ (bold),” and “‘ang lupit mo, kuya’ (that’s gutsy, brother).” Community spirit “I was not showing off. I just wanted to say that we Aetas are capable of being educated,” he explained. “It wasn’t only I who went up the stage. The Aeta community was with me.” King, the eldest in a brood of seven, had to work his way through school. His parents, Warlita and Roman, could not afford to send all their children to school at the same time on her earnings as a vegetable and fruit grower, and his salary as driver for the late Justice Eleazer de los Santos. King was only a year old when Mt. Pinatubo erupted in 1991, forcing the Aetas of Inararo village to flee to the lowlands. After finishing high school in Angeles City in 2004, King worked as a delivery boy for Gintong Sining Art Center in Makati City for P3,700 a month. Using his savings, King studied to become a computer technician in 2005, and landed a job in 2008 at a business process outsourcing company that paid him P16,000 monthly. “Money is a tool you put to good use. It should not use you,” he said. But there are more important things in life than money, King and his father soon realized. The two quit their jobs in 2010 to help assert the right of Aetas over a part of their “lutan tua” (ancestral domain) where a Korean had built a spring resort. The resulting tension caused Roman, a former village chief, to go into hiding for his safety. Great respect King said he imbibed from his father the awareness that he was an Aeta and that their existence was tied to their ownership and control of their land. His grandfather, Miranda, had lived in a resettlement site near a forest about 10 kilometers from Inararo to protect the domain, King said. In fact, he added, so great was the respect shown by early American commanders to his ancestors, the Aeta leaders, that they were given the name King. In more recent times, poverty and their remote resettlement site have deprived most access to education and health services, something that they gained back with the explosion of Mt. Pinatubo. Sadly, King said, some members of the tribe used their education to improve only themselves and their families. “At times, I ask myself if it was worth defending the Aetas since some of us have already disregarded our culture,” King said. “I end up asking myself, ‘Who would care for those who are struggling to defend our identity and culture?’” he added. King said he planned to take up law to help Aetas defend themselves and their lands. His aunt, Wyda Cosme of Zambales, is the first law graduate among Aetas. He has trust in God’s guidance, King said. Isagani Malaya, the name he uses on his Facebook account, reflects this positive outlook. “I want to be a leader of our people,” he said. (Tonette Orejas, Philippine Daily Inquirer) Read the source link here.
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UP College of Law Class 2017 valedictorian speaks of gender, privilege, and rule of law – University of the Philippines
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UP College of Law Class 2017 valedictorian speaks of gender, privilege, and rule of law UP College of Law Class 2017 valedictorian speaks of gender, privilege, and rule of law July 9, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office On Gender, Privilege, and Rule of Law Valedictory Address, UP College of Law Class 2017 June 26, 2017 Carlos S. Hernandez Jr. Eight years ago, I was working in a pharmaceutical plant in Laguna for 12 hours a day, from Monday to Saturday. It was a 12-hour shift, six days a week, in the middle of the production line. I was a chemical engineer. I loved my job then but my childhood dream of becoming a lawyer continued to haunt me while I supervised the production of drugs. Attending law school after work from Laguna was impossible. It was only when I was able to find a job in Makati that finally I looked up the evening sky and saw that the stars had aligned to make my childhood dream of becoming a lawyer closer to reality. The LAE was the only entrance exam I took, not so much because I adore UP Law but because UP Law was the only law school I could afford. I was a working student, and I attended classes at night. I would report to work at 7AM so that I could leave at 4 PM and avoid the MRT rush hour on the way to school. The MRT becomes a war zone during rush hour. I would read my cases while standing inside the moving train, in a jampacked, canned-sardines scenario where I was sandwiched between fellow passengers. Reading cases was an act of bravery, and sometimes I was not that brave enough. I would also read inside jeepneys, unmindful of the heat and traffic congestion around me. Learning the law in solitude while commuting became a ritual. It became my sweet escape. My mother, on various occasions, asked me to quit my job and offered to finance my education. I would only look at her and say nothing because I know that she would be borrowing money again just to send me to school. The love of a mother is pure. My story is similar to the stories of many of my classmates in the evening block. Their stories, though, are far more inspirational. A blockmate who is also graduating today is a breadwinner who had to send his three younger siblings to school with his meager salary. A blockmate has to put her baby to sleep after class. Another blockmate still has to work after class for his graveyard shift in a BPO. The road we had to take to arrive at this moment of so much joy and great pride was paved with sweat, tears, but most of all, love. Our stories are a testament to the truth that the doors of the UP College of Law will be opened to those who are brave enough to knock, and stubborn enough to knock repeatedly and persistently. This is not to say that sheer determination alone is enough to reach one’s dreams. I do not want to contribute to the spread of the big lie that poverty is not a hindrance to success. It is. Poverty IS a hindrance to success. Five years in law school was both a humbling and rewarding experience. The experience made my resolve stronger to fight for the things that are worth fighting for. Allow me at this point to share my thoughts on three issues that are close to my heart. These are gender, privilege, and most importantly, rule of law. ON GENDER At first I thought law school would be an ultraconservative enclave. I once feared that students like me who are members of the LGBT community would have to suppress our gender identity and expression so that we would not attract too much attention to ourselves. I even practiced introducing myself to my professors and classmates in an alpha male voice, which is, of course, not my real voice. I practiced saying “I AM CARLOS HERNANDEZ JR.” in front of a mirror several times. I was wrong. Because the moment Prof. Gaby Concepcion entered the room for my first class in law school, I knew right then and there that I belong, that I did not have to use a different voice to introduce myself to her and to my classmates. In my fifth year in law school, together with my LGBTQ+ friends in Malcolm Hall, we founded the UP OUTLaws, an organization of law students who self-identify as lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders, and many more. We also found an unlikely rainbow ally in Dean Pacifico Agabin. Dean Agabin is of the view that “to bar the lesbians, the gays and the transsexuals from the civil right to marry would violate the guarantee of equal protection,” and that the concept of marriage under the Family Code as a contract between a man and a woman is obsolete. I fear that there are those who still think that a lawyer is less effective or less credible simply because he is gay or is flamboyant. That is why I think gay lawyers suppress their gender for professional reasons. I am confident that the members of the UP Law Class of 2017 would not entertain any such homophobic notion. One of the reasons why I studied so hard is because I want my competence to be measured based on merit alone, and that my gender would not get in the way of me getting retained, hired, promoted, or even appointed. It’s about time that we extend the equal protection of the laws to the people who do not fit into the oppressive gender and sexual binary by passing the Anti-Discrimination Bill, and by making the institution of marriage accessible to everyone, and I mean everyone. ON PRIVILEGE There are two aspects of privilege that I would like to highlight about being a UP graduate and a UP Law graduate in particular. First, our UP Law education gives us a certain level of credibility whether we deserve it or not. This is a double-edged sword. We can use it to educate or to ridicule. The rampant smart-shaming against UP students may have its roots in the tendency of some of us to mock. Maybe we have been using ridicule as a tool of persuasion very often, even at times when the circumstances do not warrant its use. We have been mocking the uninformed and the ignorant as if the quality of the opinions they form and things they believe in are ultimately of their own doing alone, without taking into account that they might not have been exposed to the kind of education we have been exposed to because of circumstances beyond their control such as abject poverty. Of course, fake news, attempts to revise history, and malicious propaganda being propagated by self-serving individuals must be dealt with, with the full force of what we know and what we believe in. Now more than ever, we need to win the war against untruth, and the battle against memory. Second, the culture of pervasive “othering” has to stop. I am referring to our tendency to label people who are not from UP as “The Others” with all the derogatory and pejorative connotations we attach to the label. It is harsh to even joke about one’s competence based on the school one has attended. It is a subtle way of speaking highly of oneself by reducing another’s worth. We raised our voices so that the muted cries coming from the graves of the victims of Martial Law would be heard when Marcos was buried in Libingan Ng Mga Bayani. We protested against the death penalty because it is a cruel and inhuman punishment and the usual victims of wrongful convictions are the poor. We are also the first to express our indignation against the disregard of due process in this administration’s war against drugs. Let us be hated for these reasons, which are principled reasons, and not because we are seen as boastful of the education that we received. The thing about privilege is that it’s like air: we’re oblivious of its existence yet it’s always there. ON RULE OF LAW The rule of law is the raison d’être of the legal profession. It is pointless for all of us here to master the law if we could not even invoke it. We assume that everyone should appreciate and cherish the due process of law. But we are wrong. We are wrong to assume that we share the same faith in and devotion to the rule of law with the rest of the public. Law or due process is now seen by many as an unnecessary bureaucracy, an inconvenience, or worse, a tool for the dangerous elements of our society to go unpunished and roam free. We are suddenly awakened that our shared belief that the rule of law is beneficial to all is in reality abhorred and despised by many. We are shocked that many of the poor and the powerless approve of disregarding due process even if it is their only shield against the arbitrary use of the state’s power. We all graduate today against this gloomy backdrop. In a world marred by so much inequality, the last bastion of hope in preserving our dignity as men and women is the law. The moment this last bastion collapses, the only alternative left is a revolution which can be bloody and violent. It is in our best interests as future lawyers that the rule of law reigns forever supreme in our land, whatever political sides we may find ourselves in. If there is no rule of law, our soon-to-be profession would become obsolete. We would be reduced to mere actors and actresses in a pantomime whose only role is to give a semblance of legitimacy to a legal system run by whoever is in power or who can pay the highest bribe. I have no doubt that many of us will be successful and brilliant members of the legal profession. Some of us, years from now, will be in positions of power. Some of us will wield the awesome powers of the State. We will become close advisers to those who wield such powers. My only hope is that when the moment comes that we have to take a position on a simple legal question that becomes complex because of political or financial considerations, whatever creative legal position that we take, may it always be something that fortifies, and not something that undermines, the rule of law. There are some lawyers who now spit at the supremacy of the courts in all things legal just because they are now ensconced in the other two co-equal branches of the government, the legislative and the executive. They willfully forget the fundamental rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights they once memorized so that they can cling to power. Let us not follow in their footsteps. Let us instead erase those footsteps from the face of the earth. The people have lost faith in a system they rightly perceive as highly legalistic, always in delay, and serving only the interests of the rich and the powerful. Martin Luther King Jr. once said: “We shall overcome, deep in my heart I do believe we shall overcome. And I believe it because somehow the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice.” My fellow graduates of the UP College of Law, I am excited to work with all of you, as future great lawyers of this nation, in bending this stubborn arc in the direction of justice. Maraming salamat po. Isang mapagpalayang hapon sa inyong lahat.
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UP, Globe sign MOA for Village Base Station Project – University of the Philippines
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UP, Globe sign MOA for Village Base Station Project UP, Globe sign MOA for Village Base Station Project August 3, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines and Globe Telecom, Inc. held a ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the commencement of the Village Base Station (VBTS) Project, on July 28 at Quezon Hall, UP Diliman. Under the Philippine-California Advanced Research Institute (PCARI) Project and in collaboration with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the VBTS is “a telecommunications research activity that aims to develop novel and innovative, low-cost GSM base stations that will address the lack of fundamental mobile communications service in rural areas.” The MOA signing was attended by: (L-R) Josephine Dionisio, CHED-PCARI VBTS Project staff; Rofil Sheldon F. Magto, manager, Citizenship- Globe Telecom, Inc.; Charlotte Mallari, project manager, Globe Telecom, Inc.; Danilo L. Concepcion, UP president; Cedric Angelo Festin, project leader, CHED-PCARI VBTS Project; William Padolina, PCARI Project manager; and Philip Martinez, research fellow, CHED-PCARI VBTS Project. (Photo by El Bacani, UP MPRO) The MOA signing was attended by: (L-R) Josephine Dionisio, CHED-PCARI VBTS Project staff; Rofil Sheldon F. Magto, manager, Citizenship- Globe Telecom, Inc.; Charlotte Mallari, project manager, Globe Telecom, Inc.; Danilo L. Concepcion, UP president; Cedric Angelo Festin, project leader, CHED-PCARI VBTS Project; William Padolina, PCARI Project manager; and Philip Martinez, research fellow, CHED-PCARI VBTS Project. The VBTS is a UP research project funded under the CHED-PCARI Program. This project aims to deploy “small-scale community cellular networks” in seven remote communities in San Luis and Dingalan, Aurora. In this project, the UP team will be: field-testing radio frequency enhancements and “community-specific applications and services”; evaluating the social and economic impacts of rural cellular connectivity; and, testing different business models for long-term sustainability. UP will: provide community cellular network equipment, antenna mast and other hardware and software; ensure compliance to government requirements; install, operate and maintain sites; and, provide full documentation and recommendations at the end of the research period. Globe Telecom, Inc., through its Corporate Social Responsibility program, on the other hand, will provide financial and infrastructure support, such as: Konekt SIMs, network-in-a-box equipment, radio frequencies, and other forms of assistance for the completion of the one-year pilot study. (Fred Dabu, UP MPRO)
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Indonesian House committee members consult UP on local governance – University of the Philippines
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Indonesian House committee members consult UP on local governance Indonesian House committee members consult UP on local governance August 4, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office A committee of the Indonesian House of Regional Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah or DPD), one of the two parliamentary chambers of Indonesia, recently chose UP as one of a few agencies to visit in the Philippines for the committee’s comparative study on drafting a law for local autonomy. Four members of the DPD, staff members of its Committee 1, and an officer from the Indonesian embassy in the Philippines met key UP officials in the UP Board of Regents Room on July 28, 2017 for a briefing on the University’s input to Philippine legislation on local governance. UP Executive Vice President Ted Herbosa, Vice President for Academic Affairs Cynthia Rose Bautista, UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (CIDS) Executive Director Edna Co, and Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs Ranjit Rye briefed the Indonesian delegates on lessons from the implementation of the Local Government Code of 1991, which are being used to propose revisions to said Code. CIDS is part of a technical working group reviewing the Code. This group is also considering the shift to federalism being endorsed by President Rodrigo Duterte. UP Executive Vice President Ted Herbosa presides over a briefing of an Indonesian legislative committee on how UP contributes to legislation on Philippine local governance, in the UP Board of Regents Room, July 28, 2017. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) Studies suggest that if federalism is to be pursued, the process must be incremental and should perhaps look into “island economies” first, Co said. UP handed to the Indonesian delegates copies of the CIDS’s Public Policy journal special issue on the theme “National Marine Policy Review and Strategic Directions”, which highlights the archipelagic character of the Philippines, a character it shares with Indonesia. According to a CIDS presentation, natural bio-physical characteristics of territories is one criterion to be considered for the creation of special sub-national regions, aside from states of social services, industrialization, infrastructure, and peace and development. The Indonesian delegates were led by the following DPD members: H. Fachrul Razi from Aceh, vice chair of DPD Committee 1; and Ir. Mohamad Nabil, Drs. Bahar Ngitung, and Yanes Murib, from West Papua and the Sulawesis. Prior to visiting UP, they had briefing meetings with the Metro Manila Development Authority, the National Economic and Development Authority, the Department of Interior and Local Government, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, and the House of Representatives. (Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc, UP MPRO)
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Scholarship to see Engineering, Law, and Medicine students through till graduation – University of the Philippines
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Scholarship to see Engineering, Law, and Medicine students through till graduation Scholarship to see Engineering, Law, and Medicine students through till graduation August 4, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office FMC Research Solutions Inc., a company that is mainly into high-security document projects, established a scholarship program to support a third-year Chemical Engineering student, a first-year Juris Doctor student, and a level-III Medicine student of UP until they graduate. The memorandum of agreement for the scholarship was signed by the company’s president, Fai Chua, and UP President Danilo Concepcion on August 2, 2017 at Quezon Hall, UP Diliman. The company’s chief technical officer, David Gus Adis, and UP Diliman Office of Scholarships and Student Services Officer in Charge Niel Kenneth Jamandre signed as witnesses. Chua, a graduate of MS Industrial Engineering of UP Diliman in 2000, said, “I have high faith in UP students. We need to bring in more potentials in the field of science, because science expands into development. We want good lawyers with conviction and principles in government.” FMC Research Solutions Inc. Chief Technical Officer David Gus Adis and President Fai Chua, UP President Danilo Concepcion and UP Diliman Office of Scholarships and Student Services Officer in Charge Niel Kenneth Jamandre sign an MOA establishing a scholarship program on August 2, 2017 at Quezon Hall, UP Diliman. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) The scholarship, which amounts to P60,000 per semester per student, will begin this semester. It is renewable until the scholar graduates. “As Christian entrepreneurs we feel we have to extend our blessings to others. . . . But we want to be more involved. To sustain the scholarship until graduation, that is the positive burden we want,” Chua added. Previously the company donated equipment and renovation to a UP Diliman Department of Mining Metallurgical and Materials Engineering laboratory. According to its website, FMC Research Solutions Inc. is known for its one-stop shop approach to business, “offering consultancy, financing, technology, and experience all in one place, including products ranging from printing, IT services, anti-forgery, anti-counterfeiting, and anti-tampering solutions.” Adis earned his BS Metallurgical Engineering in 1999, also in UP Diliman. (Jo. Lontoc, UP MPRO)
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Legal experts weigh in on religious freedom in the secular state – University of the Philippines
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Legal experts weigh in on religious freedom in the secular state Legal experts weigh in on religious freedom in the secular state August 9, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Law Center headed a forum to help the Philippine legal system grapple with the mandates of both religious freedom and state secularization amid religious pluralism in the country. The forum was held on August 3, 2017 at Malcom Hall, UP Diliman. The organizers flew in expertise from the Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School International Center for Law and Religion Studies (BYU-JRCLS-ICLRC), Valparaiso University Law School (VALS), and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to provide world perspectives on the issue. Experts based in the Philippines discussed the local situation and jurisprudence. The keynote speakers were: W. Cole Durham, founding director of the ICLRC, who discussed American and European responses to the “erosion” of the right to freedom of religion; Prof. Zachary Calo, research scholar in law and religion of VALS, who did a philosophical take on the issue citing a Vatican proposal for church participation in state affairs; and, ICC Judge Raul Pangalangan, who talked about “laicite and religiosity in the Philippine public sphere.” For the closing message, Justice Marvic Leonen gave his dissent over “benevolent neutrality” and jurisprudence which would uphold the dominance of one religion. On behalf of UP President Danilo Concepcion, Vice President for Public Affairs Jose Dalisay Jr. (extreme right) welcomes the participants of an international forum on law and religion at Malcolm Theater, UP Diliman, August 3, 2017. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Special Sessions Durham and Calo were also resource speakers on a special session on trends in US Supreme Court law on religious freedom. Dean Jose Manuel Diokno of the De La Salle University College of Law discussed Philippine constitutional provisions on religion vis-a-vis universal human rights. Prof. Florin Hilbay of the UP College of Law talked about constitutionalism and mimicry on religious freedoms and rights. Director Patricia Salvador-Daway of the UP Institute for the Administration of Justice gave a presentation on freedom of religion at the workplace. Dean Serafin Cuevas Jr. of the New Era University College of Law discussed collision and interface between law and religion. Dean Ma. Soledad Deriquito-Mawis of the Lyceum of the Philippines College of Law talked mainly of the oft-cited Escritor vs. Estrada case. Three reactors were assigned for each special session. They were: Leo Battad, Rowena Daroy-Morales, and Ryan Oliva from the UP College of Law; Nielson Pangan and Lorna Patajo-Kapunan from Far Eastern University; Jemy Benigno Gatdula from the University of Asia and the Pacific School of Law and Governance; Jaime Hofileña from the Ateneo de Manila University; and, Benedicto Ernesto Bitonio from the UP School of Labor and Industrial Relations. Reactors also included: former Commissioners Nasser Marhomsalic and Liwayway Vinzons-Chato, of Human Rights and Internal Revenue, respectively; Fina Bernadette dela Cuesta-Tantuico of the Philippine Bar Association, and Regal Oliva of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines; Jo Aurea Imbong of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, and Alvaro Senturias Jr. of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines; Marie Curie Fellow on Sustainable Peace Building, Jenny Lind Elmaco and President Henry Rojas of Lawyers Beyond Borders; Laguna RTC Judge Divinagracia Bustos Ongkeko, and legal adviser Rafael Aquino. Secularism vs Secularity According to Durham, the heart of the issue is finding ways for people with deep differences to live in harmony. (Left to right) United Church of Christ in the Philippines Pastor Alvaro Senturias Jr., Lawyers Beyond Borders President Henry Rojas, and Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines legal counsel Jo Aurea Imbong are reactors of a special session of an international forum on law and religion, August 3, 2017, at Malcolm Hall, UP Diliman. UP Law Center’s Bertrand Theodor Santos is moderator. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) In the Western world, a strict scrutiny of “compelling state interest” has been required to curtail religious freedom. But Durham reminded the audience, who were considering separation of church and state, of the difference between secularism and secularity. Secularism is making the secular an end in itself, aspiring to be “free from religion”–usually referring to the domination of one religion–and ending up being an oppressor itself. Secularity is a framework to provide protection for everyone to live their religious beliefs. It is characterized by “freedom of religion.” Pangalangan concluded that in the Philippines, people, who have experienced a flawed democracy and governments appropriated for profits of a few, find their place politically in religiously constituted communities. Religion has been “a double shot of espresso for partisan and collective striving; and the challenge to the secular state is to leave enough room for that state to allow the activist faithful to transform the world.” Calo proposed going into the meaning of the secular and the religious, using their genealogy and interplay, seeing that often, they are regarded to be in “a zero-sum binary relationship.” He offered the vision of Pope Benedict XVI for a “healthy secularity,” a modernity where religion has a place in the secular. (Jo. Lontoc, UP MPRO)
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UPD community welcomes Freshies – University of the Philippines
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UPD community welcomes Freshies UPD community welcomes Freshies August 14, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office University of the Philippines officials and student organizations gave the first year students of UP Diliman (UPD) a meaningful and spectacular reception during the Freshie Welcome Assembly program held on August 7 at the University Theater (Villamor Hall) in UP Diliman, Quezon City. Hosted by the UP Diliman Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA), in partnership with the University Student Council (USC), the program marked the start of academic year 2017-18; and introduced the first year students of UPD to the administrators of the University, to their respective colleges and student organizations, and to the ways of the Iskolar ng Bayan. UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, UP Diliman Chancellor Michael L. Tan, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jerwin F. Agpaoa, and representatives of student organizations gave inspiring messages to UP’s new students. In his message, Concepcion assured the Freshies that UP was here to nurture the scholars’ commitment to honor and excellence, coupled with compassion and service to the nation. “You can expect to live some of the best years of your life in this University because of our traditions of liberal education and academic freedom. I assure you that this is a place where you are free to express your views and open to countless interactions with people from different walks of life,” he said. “Use every opportunity you can to learn not just from your teachers, but also from your classmates, peers, and other people around you. UP is a place where you can explore many ways of achieving your dreams and becoming the persons you wish to be,” Concepcion said. Students respond with jubilant cheers and chants as they are called by their respective College deans during the introduction of Freshies. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) “Gamitin sana ninyo ang edukasyon nang tama at wasto tungo sa kapakinabangan, hindi lamang ng inyong sarili at mga mahal sa buhay, kundi tungo sa kapakinabangan ng buong sambayanan. Tunay, hindi naghihintay ng kabayaran mula sa inyo ang ating mga kababayan. Subalit sila ay labis na malulugod, at magpapasalamat, kung kayo naman ay magsusukli nang taos-puso sa kanila,” Concepcion advised. Tan, as part of his introduction of UP culture to the students, shared tips in relation to University life: eat right; get enough sleep; exercise; use deadlines; if things don’t work out, take a break; life is short, express yourself; cultivate and nurture new interests; develop your passions; laugh often; love much; live on well; and, learn to be more patient and kind. Tan also invited the audience to visit and support the Lumad’s ‘bakwit’ school – a temporary and alternative learning camp set up for and by indigenous people who fled martial law and militarization in Mindanao – presently holding classes in the UPD International Center. He added that UPD will be hosting hundreds more indigenous people in September. The deans of Colleges or their representatives introduced their respective first year students by academic cluster; the latter responded with jubilant cheers and chants. Outstanding performances by renowned student groups – the UP Streetdance Club, Overduo, UP ROTC Symphonic Band, UP Pintinig, UP Filipiniana Dance Group, UP Dancesport Society, UP Concert Chorus, and the UP Pep Squad – made the event more memorable for the Freshies. UPD USC chair, Benjie Aquino, and Freshie Council chair, Colleen Chua, introduced the members of their respective student councils. Freshie representative, Jayson Catindig, delivered the welcome message in behalf of the new batch of mga Iskolar ng Bayan. Right before the singing of the UP Naming Mahal at the end of the program, about a hundred student leaders staged a “lightning rally”. They highlighted the calls for free education and commitment to service to fellow Iskolar ng Bayan, the marginalized sectors, and the nation. (Fred Dabu, UP MPRO) Click here for more photos of the event.
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UPV CM inaugurates new building – University of the Philippines
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UPV CM inaugurates new building UPV CM inaugurates new building August 22, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Visayas (UPV) College of Management (CM) inaugurated its new building in the Iloilo City campus on August 14. With a budget of P24 million, CM not only renovated the existing two-story structure but extended it to add more rooms and space to accommodate its growing population and expanded graduate program offerings. Just last year, its Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning program, a joint undertaking between CM and the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Urban and Regional Planning, was elevated to a Master in Urban and Regional Planning program. The College has also been offering the Doctor of Public Administration program in partnership with the UPD National College of Public Administration and Governance since 2013. From left to right: UP Visayas (UPV) Chancellor Rommel Espinosa, UP President Danilo Concepcion, former UP President Alfredo Pascual, UPV College of Management (CM) Dean Mary Ann Gumban, and Commission on Higher Education Commissioner J. Prospero De Vera III unveil the marker of the new CM building. (Photo by Misael A. Bacani, UP MPRO) Former UP president, Alfredo Pascual, who spoke at the event, was acknowledged by CM Dean Mary Ann Gumban as instrumental in the infrastructure development initiative by allocating the needed funds. In his message, Pascual emphasized how management was integral to any operation and when executed properly and with efficiency, could lead to the success of any organization. “I believe that better facilities provide the enabling environment for our faculty to teach better, our students to learn better, and our staff to work better,” said UP President Danilo Concepcion. He highlighted the importance of keeping the campus physical environment clean, orderly, and well-maintained as it was a reflection on the people that occupy and use the facilities and grounds. “Ating tandaan na ang mga lugar at bagay na napapabayaan ay nagpapakita ng kawalan ng kahalagahan nito sa ating mga gawain. Kung gayon, nakaaapekto rin ito sa pagpapahalaga natin sa ating trabaho at sa kung ano man ang nais nating makamtan.” (Let us remember that places and things that are not well kept show their lack of importance to our work. In that case, it affects how we value our work and whatever we want to achieve.) Concepcion also directed UPV officials to inform him of their needs to ensure the proper maintenance of campus grounds, facilities, and equipment. Since it was his first time in UPV, he announced that he would be coming back to inspect campus units and offices, as he had done with UP Diliman. The new UP Visayas College of Management building in the Iloilo City Campus. (Photo by Misael A. Bacani, UP MPRO) Commission on Higher Education Commissioner J. Prospero De Vera III echoed Concepcion’s desire for a clean and well kept physical environment. Apart from his congratulations, De Vera encouraged not only UPV but the whole University to continue to enhance its engagements with other state and local universities and colleges to further strengthen Philippine higher education. UPV Chancellor Rommel Espinosa welcomed Concepcion’s directive and in response to De Vera, said that UPV would, in fact, be signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Iloilo Science and Technology University after the inauguration. The MOU would formalize the partnership between both institutions in undertaking collaborative graduate research, instruction, training, and public service or extension programs. Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, who was represented by his brother Jay Victor Mabilog, also congratulated UPV, lauding its achievements and wishing for its continued success. He was confident that UPV would remain an influential and relevant institution in the development of the city and its citizens. The mayor is an alumnus of the UP High School in Iloilo and a former president of the UP Alumni Association-Iloilo. (Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO)
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UP Provident Fund commits to bigger, better support to employees – University of the Philippines
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UP Provident Fund commits to bigger, better support to employees UP Provident Fund commits to bigger, better support to employees August 23, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Provident Fund (UPFFI) held its 19th Annual General Membership Meeting at the National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (NISMED) Auditorium on August 12, 2017. Its new chairman, UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, presided over the meeting with members coming from various UP units in the System, such as Diliman, Cebu, Baguio, Manila, and Los Baños. “Since its founding in 1997 as a retirement and savings fund for UP employees, the UPPFI has continuously provided benefits and financial assistance to its members. Through the years, the UPPFI enhanced its operations and services to help improve the financial lives of UP employees. It remains a reliable provider of free life and accident insurance, and fast and low-interest loans for the various needs of its members,” Concepcion said. UP President Danilo L. Concepcion at the UP Provident Fund meeting (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) “With the Fund’s revenues surpassing the P100 million mark in 2015, the UPPFI has become bigger and more vigorous in performing its mandate. Growing investments, better delivery of services and benefits, and improving confidence in the Fund translate to stronger membership. For these accomplishments, we are truly grateful to the UPPFI Board of Trustees and officials of the University,” he added. UPPFI Executive Director James Ryan O. Jonas said that “the UPPFI remains steadfast in the promise to deliver excellent service with the goal of providing financial comfort to UP employees.” Jonas reported that “a bigger, better, and stronger UP Provident Fund was the goal last year and the Fund is proud to say that it was successfully achieved with brand new financial and membership milestones in 2016.” Among the Fund’s major achievements are: revenues continued to grow last year, rising to P104.43 million from P100.91 million in the previous year with a net income that rose 6% to P91.8 million, the highest in recent years; membership continuously increased, reaching 77% penetration rate across all UP units with a total membership of 9,444, the highest number of members in 10 years; and, UPPFI embarked on transferring the highest amount of “partial return of equity” given to members, a first time in the Fund’s history, according to Jonas. UP Provident Fund 19th Annual General Membership Meeting at the National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (NISMED) Auditorium (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) The Fund pledged to uphold its vision of giving UP employees a life of financial comfort through its goals: to sustain the Fund’s outstanding financial and membership performance; to delight members by offering innovative financial products and excellent customer service; and, to contribute to positively changing the lives of UP employees. Former UP president, Alfredo E. Pascual, UP Vice President for Administration Nestor G. Yunque, UP Vice President for Planning and Finance Joselito G. Florendo along with other UP Provident Fund officers, namely Atty. Teodulo G. San Juan Jr., Prof. Neil Kenneth F. Jamandre, Professor Rachelle Denise G. Sison, and Prof. Luis Diego D. Lee also attended the assembly. (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO)
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UP lawyers group holds rites for new and outstanding members, UP president – University of the Philippines
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UP lawyers group holds rites for new and outstanding members, UP president UP lawyers group holds rites for new and outstanding members, UP president September 5, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Women Lawyers Circle Inc. held a testimonial ceremony for outstanding members and for UP President Danilo Concepcion, after Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales swore in its new members on August 17, 2017 at Makati Shangri-La Hotel. The group presented plaques of recognition to Concepcion, and to 16 WILOCI members who have assumed leadership posts in government and the judiciary: Milagros Isabel Cristobal of the Department of Agrarian Reform; Mary Kristerie Baleva, Analiza Teh, and Maria Paz Luna of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources; Agnes Joyce Bailen of the Department of Budget and Management; Karen Olivia Jimeno of the Department of Public Works and Highways; Maria Fe Pangilinan of the Philippine Embassy to Hungary; Maria Cecilia Papa of the Office of the Presidential Adviser for the Peace Process; Gwen De Vera and Amabelle Asuncion of the Philippine Competition Commission; Geraldine Fiel-Macaraig and Catherine Manahan of the Court of Tax Appeals; and, Rosario Carriaga, Maria Victoria Soriano Villadolid, Maria Clarissa Pacis-Trinidad, and Ana Celeste Bernad of Regional Trial Courts. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales administers the oath to the WILOCI inductees. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) The occasion also saw the oath-taking of around 30 female graduates of the UP College of Law as members of WILOCI. Gwendolyn Pimentel Gana, master of ceremony, estimated the number of female lawyers who graduated from UP in 2016 to be 60. WILOCI is a 71-year-old organization dedicated to public service programs, the centerpiece of which is its legal aid program. In his keynote message, Concepcion updated the alumni on the College, law education, and the general situation of women in the profession. “Historically women in law held and continue to hold a crucial niche in Philippine and international legal systems, despite the norms still being slightly against their favor,” he said. (Jo. Lontoc, UP MPRO)
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Tina Monzon-Palma to young journos – “it is your turn” – University of the Philippines
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Tina Monzon-Palma to young journos – “it is your turn” Tina Monzon-Palma to young journos – “it is your turn” September 7, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Students of journalism joined some of the most illustrious names in the profession to witness the University of the Philippines (UP) confer the Gawad Plaridel Award to broadcast journalist Tina Monzon-Palma at the Cine Adarna in UP Diliman on August 23, 2017. The Gawad Plaridel award is given by UP to outstanding media practitioners who have excelled in their field and have performed with the highest level of professional integrity in the interest of public service. Monzon-Palma was unanimously chosen as its 2017 recipient for her pioneering role as a woman broadcaster, her leadership as a news anchor and director, and her unshakeable integrity during the Martial Law period and its succeeding years. She also served as a mentor to the country’s next crop of exceptional broadcast journalists. Monzon-Palma’s award ceremony was witnessed by several friends and colleagues, including GMA 7’s Marissa Flores and Jessica Soho, Rappler’s Maria Ressa, veteran journalist Luz Rimban and others. The award was conferred by UP President Danilo Concepcion, UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan and UP College of Mass Communication Dean Elena Pernia. In a lecture she delivered after the awarding ceremonies, the self-described survivor of seven coup attempts drew strong parallels between the dangers of the Martial Law years and today’s sociopolitical ills. “The years when everything you watched, heard and read was a whitewashed version of reality. There were years when people lived in fear of the knock on the door, which ended with people dying and missing to this day.” Veteran journalist Tina-Monzon Palma poses at the UP Film Institute’s Cine Adarna (Photo by Jun Madrid) “But this generation is living through a parallel of that,” she claimed. “I was talking about the crony press, but you (now) call it ‘fake news’. In many ways, those years are uncannily similar to today, don’t you think?” While sharing her thoughts about why making such comparisons are apt, Monzon-Palma also shared how the presence of online and social media could exacerbate the problem. “Everything is on steroids,” she said. “You know, in those years, everything was placid. Above the ground. But there was a groundswell underneath. I was thinking how fast this generation’s volcano will explode – everything happens ten times faster.” In an age, however, when proponents of ‘fake news’ and hate speech are eroding public trust in media, she had this piece of advice to current and future media practitioners: “Stick to good journalism,” she said. “You will never feel afraid if you know what you write about is the truth.” Furthermore, drawing from more than 40 years of experience, which often saw her clash with officials of multiple national administrations, Monzon-Palma stressed that the media’s national role becomes clear as truth becomes blurred. “[The media’s] best weapons against lies are being transparent, thorough and provocative,” she said. “When mainstream media descends into unobtrusiveness, it does a disservice to the audience. When media masters the art of camouflage, people will forget. And when media becomes muted, we let the underlying message behind the trolls and the propaganda machine dominate the discourse”. “Thirty years ago,” she said, during my time, media answered the call. Now it is your turn.” (Andre Encarnacion, UP MPRO)
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UP firms up ties with Taiwanese marine university – University of the Philippines
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UP firms up ties with Taiwanese marine university UP firms up ties with Taiwanese marine university September 8, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Officials of the National Kaohsiung Marine University (NKMU) visited UP Diliman on September 4, 2017 to sign a memorandum of student exchange (MOSE) and explore areas of collaboration with UP. The nine-man delegation was led by NKMU Acting President Syue-Sinn Leu, who signed the MOSE with UP President Danilo Concepcion and headed exploratory talks for collaboration with marine experts of UP Diliman, most of whom came from the Marine Science Institute (MSI). The MOSE, which provides for an exchange of five undergraduate and graduate students from each university for one year, is a step to concretize a memorandum of understanding for academic cooperation signed on May 7, 2017 between the two universities. Academic linkages are among the many fruits of UP’s exploratory interactions with the alliance of Southern Taiwan universities in the past couple of years. UP President Danilo Concepcion welcomes the delegates of the NKMU September 4, 2017 at the UP Board of Regents Room, Quezon Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) NKMU plays an important role in Taiwan, which is surrounded by sea. Established in 1948, it has trained marine professionals to contribute to Taiwan’s economic development. According to its website, the university now focuses on “aggressively promoting international academic and technical exchanges, leading Taiwan’s marine-related industries in the pursuit of technification and sophistication, and creating a bright future for our country’s marine industries.” Several UP Diliman experts briefed the delegation on their areas of research. They were: Aaron Joseph Villaraza of the Institute of Chemistry; Mark Daniel de Luna of the Department of Chemical Engineering; and, Gil Jacinto, Gisela Concepcion, Fernando Siringan, Porfirio Alexander Aliño, and Lilibeth Salvador-Reyes of the MSI. The NKMU delegation, accompanied by staff of Taiwan’s Manila Economic and Cultural Office, was also set to visit UP Visayas, which is the ocean sciences and fisheries campus of UP. (Jo. Lontoc, UP MPRO)
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PHOTO GALLERY: The Investiture of UP President Danilo L. Concepción – University of the Philippines
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PHOTO GALLERY: The Investiture of UP President Danilo L. Concepción PHOTO GALLERY: The Investiture of UP President Danilo L. Concepción September 20, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Photos taken during the investiture of Atty. Danilo L. Concepción as 21st president of the University of the Philippines on September 20 at University Theater, UP Diliman. 21st UP President Danilo L. Concepción takes his oath of office. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Commission on Higher Education and UP Board of Regents Chairperson Patricia Licuanan affixes the UP President’s Medallion over President Concepción’s academic gown with the assistance of Atty. Ma. Gabriela Roldan Concepción, the president’s wife. Looking on are two of the four Concepción children. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Commission on Higher Education and UP Board of Regents Chairperson Patricia Licuanan hands the UP President’s Mace to President Concepción. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) “We recognize that a national university exists not to profit the pocket, but to enrich the mind and to enlarge the soul of our people. We stand firm in the belief that all forms of knowledge benefit humanity, and that part of our mission is to employ that knowledge for social transformation.”—UP President Danilo L. Concepción in his investiture address. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The president and his wife react to delighted cheers from the crowd. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) UP chancellors take a selfie. From left to right: UP Manila Chancellor Carmencita Padilla, UP Los Baños Chancellor Fernando Sanchez, UP Cebu Chancellor Liza Corro, UP Baguio Chancellor Raymundo Rovillos, and UP Mindanao Chancellor Sylvia Concepcion. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) UP College of Law faculty members (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) From left to right: UP Mindanao Chancellor Sylvia Concepción, UP Vice President for Academic Affairs Maria Cynthia Rose Bautista, and UP Diliman Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Fidel Nemenzo. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) From left to right: Dr. Ester Garcia, University of the East President and former CHED and UP BOR Chair; former UP Regent Nelia Gonzalez; and Dr. Maria Cristina Padolina , Centro Escolar University President and former UP Open University Chancellor. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) President Concepción (far left) with academic leaders of other Philippine universities (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) President Concepción (center) with academic leaders of other Philippine universities (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) UP officials, from left to right: Vice President for Administration Nestor Yunque, UP Visayas Chancellor Rommel Espinosa, UP Baguio Chancellor Raymundo Rovillos, UP Open University Chancellor Melinda Bandalaria, UP Cebu Chancellor Liza Corro, UP Mindanao Chancellor Sylvia Concepción, UP Los Baños Chancellor Fernando Sanchez, President Concepción, UP Manila Chancellor Carmencita Padilla, Vice President for Development Elvira Zamora, UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan, Vice President for Legal Affairs Hector Danny Uy, and Vice President for Planning and Finance Joselito Florendo. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Leaders of Philippine higher education institutions attended the UP President’s investiture. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Atty. Ma. Gabriela Roldan Concepción (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) From left to right: Secretary of the University and of the Board of Regents Roberto Lara, UP Open University Chancellor Melinda Bandalaria, UP Cebu Chancellor Liza Corro, UP Mindanao Chancellor Sylvia Concepción, UP Manila Chancellor Carmencita Padilla, Atty. Ma. Gabriela Roldan Concepción, UP Los Baños Chancellor Fernando Sanchez, Vice President for Development Elvira Zamora, and UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) From left to right: Vice President for Development Elvira Zamora, UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan, Vice President for Legal Affairs Hector Danny Uy, Vice President for Public Affairs Jose Dalisay Jr., and Vice President for Planning and Finance Joselito Florendo. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) UP Executive Vice President Teodoro Herbosa (far left) and Secretary of the University and of the Board of Regents Roberto Lara welcome Philippine Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) UP Executive Vice President Teodoro Herbosa (center) introduces Secretary of the University and of the Board of Regents Roberto Lara to Philippine Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) UP President Concepción and his wife, Atty. Concepción (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) President Concepción (center) with fellow UP Board of Regents members. From left to right: Regent Angelo Jimenez, CHED and UP BOR Chair Patricia Licuanan, Faculty Regent Patricia Arinto, and Staff Regent Analiza Fulvadora. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo (far right) chats with Philippine Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales (center). (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) UP President Concepción enters the University Theater in the processional. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) The UP president gets a hug from his mother, Mrs. Natalia Lardizabal Concepción. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) UP President Concepción’s mother, Mrs. Natalia Lardizabal Concepción (left), and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Teresita Roldan (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Three of President Concepción’s four children (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Former UP President Emerlinda Roman (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Former UP President Jose Abueva (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Former UP President Francisco Nemenzo (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Former Regents, from left to right: Dr. Georgina Encanto, Dr. Philip Ian Padilla, UPV Information and Publications Office Director Anna Razel Ramirez, Alexis Mejia, and Cleve Arguelles. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Singing of the UP Naming Mahal to end the program (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Singing of the UP Naming Mahal to end the program (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) Members of the diplomatic corps and leaders of foreign universities attended the event. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) UP officials and faculty members were at the UP president’s investiture. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) UP President Concepción takes the stage during the reception after the investiture rites. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Guests raise their glasses to toast President Concepción. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) UP President Concepción (right) and his predecessor, Alfredo Pascual (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) UP President Concepción with academic leaders from local and foreign universities (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO)
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Taiwan Academic Delegation Visits UP – University of the Philippines
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Taiwan Academic Delegation Visits UP Taiwan Academic Delegation Visits UP September 27, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office University of the Philippines officials welcomed the Taiwan Academic/Educational Delegation at the UP Board Room in Quezon Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City on 28 August 2017. The delegates from top Taiwan universities and government units visited UP campuses to establish partnerships with the University through the UP Office of International Linkages. The delegates from Taiwan were: Mr. Chi-Hung Tsao, Former Minister of Council of Agriculture and Former Magistrate of Pintung County; Ms. Lisa Li-Hsia Huang, Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation of Taiwan Sugar Association; Dr. Bien Chiang, Director of the Center of Austronesian Culture of the National Taitung University; Dr. Chin-Jung, Director of International Recruitment and Admissions Division, Department of International Business of the National Dong Hwa University; Dr. Wen-Ling Deng, Director of Division of Foreign Student Affairs, Department of Plant Pathology of the National Chung-Hsing University; from the National Chiayi University, Dr. Wen-Te Tang and Dr. Lan-Szu Chou of the Department of Bio Agricultural Sciences, and Ms. Fu-Chi Chuang of the Extension Education Division; Dr. Chun-Ying Cho of the Department of Social Work of the Chang Jung Christian University; Prof. Ching-Mei Lu of the Department of Tourism Management of the Kao Yuan University; Dr. Tien-Chien Chen, Chairperson of the Department of Soil and Water Conservation of the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology; Prof. Jean Chihyin Cheng of the Banqiao Community University; from the Pingtung County Government, Mr. Cheng-Jen Yen, Principal of the Paiwan Dawushan Tribal School (Indigenous Tribal School), Council of Indigenous Affairs, and Ms. Jhen-Ni Hsieh, Section Chief of Information of the Laiya Senior High School (Indigenous Senior High School); from the Kaohsiung City Government, Mr. Chin-Fu Shieh of the Indigenous Education Policy and Language Education, Education Bureau, and Mr. Kuo-I Tseng, Principal of the Kaohsiung City Taoyuan Elementary School; and, Dr. Eing-Ming Wu, Chair Professor of the Shu-Te University, representing the Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association Kaohsiung. Taiwan Academic Delegation Visits UP (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) Representing UP during the meeting were: Dr. Teodoro J. Herbosa, UP Executive Vice President; Prof. Maria Cynthia Rose B. Bautista, UP Vice President for Academic Affairs; Prof. Gil S. Jacinto, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (Internationalization) and Director of the Office of International Linkages; Prof. Michael L. Tan, Chancellor of UP Diliman; Prof. Soledad M. Dalisay, Chairperson of the Department of Anthropology, and Prof. Edwin Valientes, also of the Department of Anthropology, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, UP Diliman; Prof. Alex B. Brillantes, Jr. of the National College of Public Administration and Governance, UP Diliman; and Prof. Mary Delia G. Tomacruz, UP Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (R&D Resource Management). (Fred Dabu, UP MPRO) To view more photos of the coverage, click here.
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Washington Z. SyCip, 1921-2017 – University of the Philippines
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Washington Z. SyCip, 1921-2017 Washington Z. SyCip, 1921-2017 October 9, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Philippine accounting pioneer Washington Z. SyCip (LLD, honoris causa, 2001) passed away last October 7 from an apparent heart attack en route to Vancouver. He was 96. A staunch supporter of Philippine development and education, SyCip briefly attended the University of the Philippines before transferring to the University of Sto. Tomas, where he graduated with an accounting degree, summa cum laude, at the age of 17. He took a master’s degree and passed the CPA examination at 18 but was too young to be given a professional license, so he flew to the United States to take a PhD at Columbia University, where he was overtaken by the war. He joined the US Army, which assigned him to Calcutta to break Japanese codes as a cryptographer. Upon his return to Manila in 1946, he established what would later become Sycip, Gorres & Velayo. SGV later grew into the country’s largest accounting firm and one of the region’s leaders in the profession. He also founded the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) in 1968, and later sat on the board of leading Philippine and international corporations and foundations, giving his valued counsel to generations of Filipino and foreign leaders. He retired in 1996 but continued his civic and philanthropic work, focusing on basic education, microenterprises, public health, and poverty alleviation. SyCip made generous donations to UP, which in 2001 awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Laws degree. In 2012, the Zuellig Group spearheaded the establishment of a Washington SyCip Garden of Native Trees behind the UP Carillon in his honor. In 2009, the SGV Foundation and AIM launched his authorized biography Wash: Only a Bookkeeper, written by UP professor and now Vice President for Public Affairs Dr. Jose Dalisay Jr. “More than the pioneer and titan of Philippine accounting that many knew him to be, Washington SyCip was a tireless advocate of Filipino development and culture, a firm believer in the Filipino’s ability and resourcefulness to succeed even in the most difficult circumstances, with adequate support and proper leadership. Despite the American citizenship he had to accept in a time of war, he thought and acted as a true global Filipino,” Dr. Dalisay would note upon SyCip’s passing.
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Imao wins sculpture prize – University of the Philippines
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Imao wins sculpture prize Imao wins sculpture prize October 13, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP College of Fine Arts Studio Arts Department faculty member and Master of Fine Arts candidate Abdulmari “Toym” Imao Jr. won Special Citation in the 2017 Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (MADE) national competition. He and the three grand winners in the sculpture and painting categories received their prizes consisting of a trophy designed by Metrobank prize recipient Noell El Farol and cash assistance, on September 21, 2017 at Le Pavillon, Pasay City. According to the awards program, a special citation is awarded to “a finalist worthy of distinct mention”. Imao won for “Monument for the Pursuit of Happiness”, his work in pounded brass, stainless steel, and galvanized iron. “The sculpture features the growth and blossoming of an individual depicted by different family milestones that are shown from every side of the work,” according to the awards program. “Monument for the Pursuit of Happiness” Abdulmari ‘Toym’ Imao, Jr. SPECIAL CITATION Sculpture Recognition Program Source: MADE (Metrobank Art and Design Excellence) Competition Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/MADECompetition/photos/a.551683838226995.1073741837.115828015145915/1498724713522898/?type=3&theater “When I was invited to the competition by the organizers, the ‘Tree of Life’ theme instantaneously came to my mind. As I was developing the design, I thought of making a public art work that would also have a subtext of an homage to Mindanao, through a colorful contemporary tree fashioned from a deconstructed sarimanok,” Imao told UP News. “I was doing two other works inspired by the sarimanok at that time: a float design for the ASEAN parade in Manila, and ‘Manara’, an interactive moro-inspired installation at the Ayala Museum, which moved to Davao, then Cebu. I see these installations as a continuation of alternative public art works I started at the UP Palma Hall steps in 2014,” he said. “I dedicate the ‘Monument for the Pursuit of Happiness’ to Marawi, which is currently under siege,” Imao added. The awarding ceremony took place in the middle of a hectic week for him, when he participated in several arts events and protest actions related to the martial law anniversary. “In these dark times of death and attacks on the institutions of our democracy, our art can be used as a weapon of illumination,” Imao posted on Facebook. According to toymimao.com, he is a sculptor, painter, and, recently, production designer for film and stage. A UP Architecture graduate, he earned an M.F.A. Sculpture from Maryland Institute College of Arts under a Fulbright scholarship. His works include: the Tandang Sora National Shrine in Quezon City; the Andres Bonifacio National Shrine in Maragondon, Cavite; and, the Dr. Jose P. Rizal statue in Carson City, California. Imao is the son of National Artist Abdulmari Imao. The MADE national competition is a program of the Metrobank Foundation aimed at recognizing Filipino artists and designers in the field of painting, sculpture, interior design, and architecture. The sculpture recognition program is open to Filipino professional sculptors who have staged at least one solo exhibition. Some of the prominent artists who were once MADE prize-holders are Mark Justiniani, Elmer Borlongan, Emmanuel Garibay, Andres Barrioquinto, Sajid Imao, Ronald Ventura, and Jan Leeroy New. (Jo. Lontoc, UP MPRO)
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Scholars present past and modern ties of Phil and Spain – University of the Philippines
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Scholars present past and modern ties of Phil and Spain Scholars present past and modern ties of Phil and Spain November 6, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The 15th Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day Conference was held on October 5 and 6, 2017 at the UP NISMED Auditorium in Diliman, Quezon City, with the theme, “Legacy and Diplomacy: Celebrating Historical and Modern Ties between the Philippines and Spain”. The conference, which is the academic component of the annual Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day celebrations, is co-organized by the Spanish Embassy, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, and the UP Diliman Department of History. The theme arose from this year being the 70th anniversary of modern Philippine-Spanish diplomatic relations. Research on the Boxer Codex, one of the earliest texts and illustrations on 16th century Philippines, was also featured as this year is also the 70th year it has been made public. Sessions that featured 30 paper presentations began with the keynote address of Carlos Salinas, former ambassador of the Philippines to Spain. He enumerated key diplomatic engagements between the countries, such as visits of their heads of state. During the open forum, Salinas emphasized the central role of learning the language to deepen and expand Philippine-Hispanic relations. Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Luis Antonio Calvo Castaño said the Philippines was ahead of its time in diplomacy, given that Apolinario Mabini served as the country’s first foreign minister and Felipe Agoncillo, the first diplomat. He thanked UP for representing civil society in support of diplomacy. UP Executive Vice President Teodoro Herbosa and Prof. Ricardo Jose of the UP Department of History welcome Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Luis Antonio Calvo Castaño and National Historical Commission of the Philippines Chair Rene Escalante at the opening ceremonies of the 15th Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day Conference on October 5, 2017 at UP Diliman, Quezon City. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) National Historical Commission of the Philippines Chair Rene Escalante considered old Catholic churches as the most visible legacy of Spain’s great influence on the country’s religion and culture. He reported on his agency supervising the reconstruction of Spanish-era churches destroyed by the 2013 Bohol earthquake. UP Executive Vice President Teodoro Herbosa welcomed the organizers, resource persons, and participants of the conference to the University. Formerly assigned to the emergency department of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), he cited the Spanish grants to modernize the department and establish the PGH Sentro Oftalmologico Jose Rizal as important legacies of Philippine-Spanish friendship. The conference sessions were divided by topic: archaeology and museology; transportation and mobility; science and the environment; contemporary literature and colonial texts; international relations; migration and demography; language and education; and, propaganda and propagandists. The presenters consisted of faculty members and researchers of the UP System, Universidad de Olavide, the Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, Misamis University, University of Asia and the Pacific, University of Santo Tomas, Philippine State College of Aeronautics, San Beda College, Oblates of St. Joseph Major Seminary, and St. Francis de Sales Theological Seminary. (Jo. Lontoc, UP MPRO)
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UP-NIP holds 1st NIP-RIKEN Joint Research Workshop – University of the Philippines
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UP-NIP holds 1st NIP-RIKEN Joint Research Workshop UP-NIP holds 1st NIP-RIKEN Joint Research Workshop November 21, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines (UP) National Institute of Physics (NIP) in partnership with RIKEN, Japan’s premier research institute, held the 1st NIP-RIKEN Joint Research Workshop last November 10-11, 2017 in UP Diliman, Quezon City. Scientists from both institutions shared their latest research interests and activities with the objective of identifying areas for collaboration. UP and RIKEN have a MOA on International Joint Graduate School Program. Group photo of the 1st NIP-RIKEN Joint Research Workshop taken last November 10, 2017 in UP Diliman, Quezon City. (Standing, from left to right) Elmer Estacio, Percival Almoro, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Takuo Tanaka, Chiko Otani, Arnel Salvador, Maria Vanessa Balois, Nathaniel Hermosa, and Wilson Garcia. (Seated, from left to right) Roland Sarmago, Yousoo Kim, Norihiko Hayazawa, Carla Dimalanta, and Genichi Tsuzawa. Click the image below for a copy of the workshop handbook that includes abstracts of presentations, scientist profiles and event photos.
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Symposium unveils groundbreaking UP research – University of the Philippines
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Symposium unveils groundbreaking UP research Symposium unveils groundbreaking UP research November 28, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The latest and most notable research projects from the University of the Philippines were put on display by their proponents from November 20-21 at the 2017 Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA) Research Symposium. Held at the UP National Institute of Physics (UP NIP), the Symposium featured introductions and updates on many groundbreaking OVPAA-funded projects from around the UP System. Guests and presenters were welcomed to the venue by UP Vice President for Academic Affairs Maria Cynthia Bautista, who highlighted the importance of good research to the University’s pivotal role in national development. Immediately following this introduction, representatives of diverse disciplines from UP’s different constituent universities took 20 minutes each to present their findings and current progress in their respective research initiatives. UP Vice President for Academic Affairs Cynthia Bautista (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) These projects, which the OVPAA funds through its various administered programs, harness the talents of UP researchers here and abroad to help develop a globally competitive Philippines in part via promoting a strong research and creative capability, driven by academic and operational excellence. Among the OVPAA projects that made the research projects on display possible are the Emerging Interdisciplinary Research (EIDR) Program, the Balik-PhD Program and the Enhanced Creative Work and Research Grant (ECWRG). UP Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Carla Dimalanta (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The EIDR funds innovative, interdisciplinary, inter-campus research that aim to create new knowledge that contributes to the understanding of natural phenomena, with beneficial applications. Projects funded under the EIDR come from a diverse set of research areas, from health and wellness to Philippine arts and culture. The Balik-PhD Program aims to recruit foreign-trained PhDs and postdoctoral fellows to pursue research and mentor students in UP. Finally, the ECWRG provides funding to help researchers and faculty members to undertake work that will lead to research publications, creative performances, and patented innovations, among other outputs. (Andre DP Encarnacion, UP MPRO) For more information about the specific research initiatives funded by the OVPAA, and the projects that support them, please visit: http://ovpaa.up.edu.ph/
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UP Varsity Bus 2.0 Turned Over to PDLC by Alpha Sigma – University of the Philippines
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UP Varsity Bus 2.0 Turned Over to PDLC by Alpha Sigma UP Varsity Bus 2.0 Turned Over to PDLC by Alpha Sigma December 1, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Completely overhauled and refurbished, the UP-Alpha Sigma Varsity bus for university athletes was formally turned over to President Danilo L. Concepcion by the UP Alpha Sigma Fraternity Alumni Association (UPASFAA) on the steps of Quezon Hall last December 1. Donated to the university by Alpha Sigma in 2008 in honor of the UP Centennial, the bus was due for renovation after a decade of heavy use, and the UPASFAA stepped up to do the job, drawing on the generosity of its members. Major donors for the P2.5-million project included Aris Batuhan, Jackie Cruz, Mike Defensor, Eric Español, Jessie Gimenez, Pato Gregorio, Ray de Guzman, Raffy Morales, Senen de Santos, Doy Vea, and Raymund Yu-Ekey. PLDT-Smart was also a major sponsor, its CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan being an honorary Alpha Sigman. Members of the UP Alpha Sigma Fraternity and members of some UP varsity teams pose in front of the refurbished bus. Alpha Sigma donated the bus in 2008 and recently had it renovated. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Undertaken by Automorin Cars Corp., the repairs and renovation took two full months from September to October 2017, and included a thorough overhaul of the engine, brakes, suspension, and electrical system. A new stereo, TV, and wi-fi system was installed, as well as new flooring, carpeting, and hydraulic doors. The bus’ exterior has also been completely redone, with the names of UP’s varsity teams boldly emblazoned on the side of the bus. UP President Danilo Concepcion rides the improved service vehicle for UP athletes. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) “This donation represents the Alpha Sigma Fraternity’s continuing commitment to the development and success of our varsity teams,” said Atty. Raffy Morales, former managing partner of SyCip Law, representing the fraternity. Alpha Sigma has been most closely associated with supporting the basketball team. For his part, President Concepcion expressed the University’s gratitude for Alpha Sigma’s support and encouraged other fraternities to help in other areas of UP’s sports and campus development. “Every donation like this is deeply appreciated, because it represents the true UP spirit of giving back to the University and the people,” he said. Also present at the turnover were Vice President for Public Affairs Jose Y. Dalisay Jr., Human Kinetics Dean Ronualdo U. Dizer, and resident Alpha Sigma Lord Chancellor Raffy Ricalde, as well as UP varsity team members and resident and alumni members of the fraternity.
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Int’l team presents “Project Yolanda” research outputs – University of the Philippines
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Int’l team presents “Project Yolanda” research outputs Int’l team presents “Project Yolanda” research outputs December 7, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office An international team of researchers which conducted the three-year project “Poverty alleviation in the wake of typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)”, or “Project Yolanda”, shared their findings and recommendations at a whole day seminar-workshop held at the Balay Kalinaw in UP Diliman, Quezon City on November 7, 2017. Photo by Bong Arboleda Comprised of faculty from the University of Nottingham and the University of the Philippines, the team members discussed the many challenges faced and lessons learned by stakeholders from their engagements with local and international NGOs, communities, businesses, local government units, policy makers, women, and the academe during relief work and post-disaster reconstruction efforts in Yolanda-affected urban communities. Ambassador Daniel Pruce of the Embassy of the United Kingdom in the Philippines, UP College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) Dean Maria Bernadette L. Abrera, and Dr. Pauline Eadie of the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom delivered welcome remarks. Photo by Bong Arboleda Forum panelists were: Dr. Eadie, Dr. May Tan-Mullins (University of Nottingham Ningbo China), Dr. Maria Ela L. Atienza (Department of Political Science, CSSP, UP Diliman), Mr. Dante Dalabajan (Oxfam in the Philippines), Ms. Eden Garde (Typhoon Yolanda Response and Recovery Project, Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP Philippines), Ms. Meraldy Doñoz (School of Urban and Regional Planning, UP Diliman, and formerly with World Vision), Prof. Ladylyn L. Mangada (UP Visayas), Mr. Ted Jopson (Housing Office, Tacloban City Government), Assistant Secretary Aleli Bawagan (Department of Social Welfare and Development), Prof. Clarinda L. Berja (College of Arts and Sciences, UP Manila), Mr. Oliver Cam (Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tacloban, Leyte), Mr. Raul Reyes (Investment Promotions Office, Catbalogan City), Prof. Jan Robert R. Go (Dept. of Political Science, CSSP, UP Diliman), Dr. Perlita Frago-Marasigan (Dept. of Political Science, CSSP, UP Diliman), and Dr. Maria Lourdes G. Rebullida (Dept. of Political Science, CSSP, UP Diliman). Typhoon Yolanda made its first landfall in the Philippines on November 7, 2013 and caused catastrophic damage, a high death toll, and no less than a humanitarian crisis in affected areas. More information about the project can be accessed on the website www.projectyolanda.org. (Fred Dabu, UP MPRO) Click here for more photos of the event.
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Class of 1992 leads tribute to UPIS teachers and staff – University of the Philippines
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Class of 1992 leads tribute to UPIS teachers and staff Class of 1992 leads tribute to UPIS teachers and staff December 7, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office To give thanks to the retired teachers and staff of the University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS) and to promote fellowship among the members of the UPIS community, the UPIS Class of 1992 hosted the “Parangal sa mga Guro at Kawani ng UPIS” on December 2 at the UPIS High School gymnasium in UP Diliman, Quezon City. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO The event featured a thanksgiving program and a “wellness fair” wherein attendees enjoyed inspirational messages and songs, spoken word poetry, free consultations with health practitioners, Zumba and meditative exercises, and free massages. They were also given simple gifts as tokens of appreciation. The UPIS Class of 1992, together with the UP High and UP Prep Class of 1967, will also co-host the 101st Grand Alumni Homecoming of UPIS on December 9. (Fred Dabu, UP MPRO) Click here for more photos of the event.
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UP leads public service conference for HEIs – University of the Philippines
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UP leads public service conference for HEIs UP leads public service conference for HEIs December 20, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP organized the second public service conference for colleges and universities in the Philippines to take stock of, develop, and possibly coordinate public service delivered by the country’s higher educational institutions (HEIs). UP organized the first one in 2015. Held in two legs by the UP Padayon Public Service Office—in Bonifacio Global City and Cebu City on November 9-10 and 28-29, 2017, respectively—the 2nd Colleges and Universities Public Service Conference (CUPSCon 2) had the theme “Compassion and Social Responsibility: Cornerstones of Public Service and Extension in Higher Education”. The conference featured more than 130 presentations from 35 HEIs, reflecting the range, best practices, challenges, and thrusts of public service by private and public HEIs in the country. Organizers, participants, presenters, and performers of CUPSCON 2 gather on stage on November 10, 2017, at UP-BGC, Taguig. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) The plenary speakers who gave presentations on the lessons resulting from public service initiatives and experiences of their organizations were: Assistant Secretary Aleli Bawagan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development; Prof. Glecy Atienza of UP Diliman College of Arts and Letters; former UP President Alfredo Pascual; UP Cebu Chancellor Liza Corro; and, Prof. Early Sol Gadong, an education innovator from UP Visayas. A common challenge faced by the participants was the still informal status of public service in universities and colleges, vis-a-vis their more recognized functions of teaching, research, and extension. The conference also developed the theme of rendering public service integral or contributing to and arising from academic specialization. The parallel sessions were facilitated by the following Padayon Public Service Office fellows: Celia Balbin of UP Diliman, Charina Maneja and Christine Joyce Mendoza of UP Los Baños, Fedelynn Jemena of UP Manila, Soledad Garibay of UP Visayas, Emely Amoloza and Luisa Gelisan of UP Open University, and Vlademir Shuck of UP Mindanao, among other notable public service workers of the University. A question from the floor for former UP President Alfredo Pascual at Cupscon 2, UP Cebu (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) The public service initiatives covered: community health; agriculture and green technology; public management and community development; community spatial and environmental development; empowerment of marginalized and vulnerable sectors; heritage preservation and cultural enrichment; pedagogy and academic improvement; promotion of voluntarism; reintegration of ex-convicts; and, literacy, livelihood, skills, and industry training. The Padayon Public Service Office is currently headed by Dr. Ma. Crisanta Flores. The office was formed in 2012 under the Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs to monitor and coordinate public service in UP and to operationalize UP’s mandate as HEI leader in public service. Cupscon 2, UP Cebu ends with distribution of certificates of participation. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) In his welcome remarks during the first leg of CUPSCon 2, UP Vice President for Public Affairs Jose Dalisay Jr. expressed UP’s hope of higher education institutions learning from each other in terms of best practices in public service and extension activities, how these are valued and programmed in the institution, and internal networking. “In 2015, when we launched the inaugural CUPSCon. . . we envisioned the transit of the academe from its ivory tower to the society it must serve outside the confines of the premier state university,” Dalisay said, through his Assistant Vice President Ranjit Rye, on CUPSCon 2’s second leg. “May CUPSCon be a staple in the greater narrative signified by our own Oblation, which is serving the nation,” he added. (Jo. Lontoc, UP MPRO)
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Public service pioneers recognized in Padayon gathering – University of the Philippines
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Public service pioneers recognized in Padayon gathering Public service pioneers recognized in Padayon gathering December 20, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office A social gathering in honor of UP public servants led by Ugnayan ng Pahinungod and Padayon Public Service Office pioneers followed the 2nd Gawad Pangulo for Excellence in Public Service awarding ceremonies on December 5, 2017 at the Institute of Biology, UP Diliman. Certificates of recognition from the Padayon Public Service Office were handed out to the former director of the UP System Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, Dr. Grace Aguiling-Dalisay, and former directors of the Padayon Public Service Office, Dr. Ferdinand Llanes and Prof. Nelson Cainghog. Dr. Glecy Atienza received a special citation. Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs Ranjit Rye received the award on behalf of Cainghog. Dalisay spoke of the “rich” experience of voluntarism under Ugnayan ng Pahinungod; Atienza, on community outreach using the arts; and Llanes, on proposing a public service office at the UP System level in the tradition of Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, and also on being its founding director. UP Manila Chancellor Carmencita Padilla, who was the director of the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod of UP Manila, delivered a message highlighting the character-building and unifying effect of voluntarism and how she insisted on the Ugnayan’s continuation in UP Manila. She invoked a programmed provision of space for voluntarism open to all sectors of the University. After presenting the history of the Padayon Public Service Office, Prof. Ferdinand Llanes, the first director of the UP Padayon Public Service Office, receives a certificate of recognition from Executive Vice President Ted Herbosa for his initiative. With them are Faculty Regent Patricia Arinto, UP Manila Chancellor Carmencita Padilla, and UP Baguio Chancellor Raymundo Rovillos. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) The gathering also saw the presentation of an online public service reporting and monitoring system developed with a team, led by Vince Teodosio, from the Office of the Vice President for Development . It is set to be launched in January 2018. Also presented was The Disaster Risk Reduction Management Handbook for Academic Institutions: A UP Experience, edited by Llanes, which took lessons from UP System-coordinated responses to recent disasters. UP Executive Vice President Teodoro Herbosa and current Padayon Public Service Office Director Ma. Crisanta Flores received the guests, handed out the citations, and acknowledged the presence and contributions of other veteran volunteers and public service pioneers, including Oscar Ferrer and Theresa de Villa, both former directors of Ugnayan ng Pahinungod. The late Ledivina Cariño of UP Diliman, the late Severino Cuevas of UP Los Baños, and Ruben Gumala of UP Visayas were also mentioned. Faculty Regent Patricia Arinto and Chancellor Raymundo Rovillos were also present to meet and greet them that afternoon, Flores described as “an afternoon of gratitude and nostalgia”. Public performance artist and art therapy pioneer Vim Nadera recited an apostrophe to UP, with national banduria champion Nikki Zen Obmasca of the Philippine High School for the Arts in accompaniment. Atienza performed a couple of songs used in her community outreach, with Robert Mendoza of Manila Tytana College accompanying her on guitar. (Jo. Lontoc, UP MPRO)
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President caps UPD Christmas festivities – University of the Philippines
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President caps UPD Christmas festivities President caps UPD Christmas festivities January 5, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The starry contingent from the UP Diliman administration. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Danilo Concepcion capped his first UP Diliman Lantern Parade as UP president by hailing the tradition as uniquely UP, reminding the UP constituents to be light sources in their own lives and communities, and announcing the grant of P10,000 cash gift to each UP employee. “Let us be lanterns in our lives and in our communities–giving life and lighting the way as we face challenges and look for a better future–lanterns that burn bright in mind and heart, far though we wander,” Concepcion said in Filipino at the end of the Lantern Parade program on December 15, 2017, before the fireworks display. UP President Danilo Concepcion with Atty. Gaby Roldan-Concepcion heading the lantern parade. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) He said the Lantern Parade is a tradition bearing the UP brand, but reflecting the Filipino spirit in the changing designs of the lanterns and in the lively participation of the community. In announcing the Christmas cash gift, he said his administration had implemented cost-saving measures which saved money from maintenance and other operating expenses enough to give P10,000 to each employee as a Christmas gift in his first year as President. Concepcion said he hoped to add to the amount before the end of 2018. College of Human Kinetics participants give a lively ending to their presentation. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Participating in the 2017 UP Diliman Lantern Parade, with the “Paaralan, Palaruan” theme, were academic and administrative units of UP Diliman, the UP System, and also the UP Manila College of Medicine, as well as campus- and community based organizations. They adopted a “no-litter” policy. The presentations at the UP Amphitheater were punctuated by performances by magicians, a vocal ensemble, a rock band, and the UP Concert Chorus. Alumni Ricci Chan and Agot Isidro were the emcees. Emcees Ricci Chan and Agot Isidro, both UP alumni. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) The panel of judges for the lantern contest, with UP Diliman Information Office Director Sir Anril Tiatco. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) The College of Engineering, with its bright carousel of technologies, won the best lantern award. The College of Arts and Letters, with its puppet lantern tribute to Amelia Bonifacio, and the College of Mass Communication, with its carousel of truth versus misinformation, were runners-up. The winning lantern of the College of Engineering, featuring technologies. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) The winning lanterns of the College of Arts and Letters, inspired by the puppetry of Amelia Bonifacio. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) The College of Fine Arts (CFA) lanterns were grouped under themes inspired by the rights of children. The lantern on the right to expression won the top award in the CFA category. Those representing the right to health care and the right to special needs were runners-up. The winning lantern in the College of Fine Arts category, inspired by the child’s right to free expression. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Guests picnic at the UP Amphitheater grounds. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Statements against the drug war and tyranny, among others, were incorporated in a number of lanterns, mobile tableaus, and presentations. The parade was filled with images of carousels, kites, and children. (Jo. Lontoc, UP MPRO)
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BOR appoints five UP officials – University of the Philippines
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BOR appoints five UP officials BOR appoints five UP officials January 26, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Board of Regents (BOR) in its January 26 meeting appointed three new UP officials and renewed the appointments of two others. According to the Office of the Secretary of the University and of the BOR, the Board voted in favor of all five appointments. UP Diliman (UPD) University Librarian Chito N. Angeles was renewed for another three-year term. He has been senior lecturer at the UPD School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) since 2000. Angeles earned his Master of Library and Information Science and his Bachelor of Library and Information Science degrees from SLIS. UP Los Baños (UPLB) College of Arts and Sciences Dean (CAS) Felino P. Lansigan was also renewed for a second three-year term. He is Professor 12 at the CAS Institute of Statistics. He graduated from UPLB with a BS in Agriculture (Statistics) and MS (Statistics). Lansigan received his PhD (Hydrology and Water Resources; Statistics) from Colorado State University, USA. The UPD College of Law’s newly-appointed dean is Atty. Fides Cordero-Tan, a consultant at the Tan Concepcion & Que Law Firm. She is also lecturer on Evidence at the college, where she was a former associate professor teaching Criminal Procedure, Corporation Law, and Insurance Law. Cordero-Tan earned her BS in Foreign Service and Bachelor of Laws degrees in UPD. UP Visayas (UPV) has two new deans: Prof. Severa Fe S. Katalbas for CAS and Prof. Encarnacion Emilia S. Yap for the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS). Prior to this appointment, Katalbas was associate dean from 2014 to 2017. She is Associate Professor 7 at the UPV CAS Division of Biological Sciences. She earned her BS and MS degrees in Biology at UPD. Yap is Professor 2 at the UPV CFOS Institute of Fish Processing Technology and the immediate past UPV vice chancellor for academic affairs. She has a BS in Fisheries (Fish Processing Technology) degree from UPD and an MS in Food Science degree from Cornell University, USA. (Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO)
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Search for next UP Diliman Chancellor begins – University of the Philippines
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Search for next UP Diliman Chancellor begins Search for next UP Diliman Chancellor begins January 5, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines Diliman has begun its search for its next Chancellor. On January 4, the Search Committee for the Next UP Diliman Chancellor revealed the names of the three nominees who have qualified for the selection. They are: Dr. Aura C. Matias Professor and former Dean, College of Engineering Curriculum Vitae | Vision Paper Dr. Michael L. Tan UP Diliman Chancellor and Professor, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Curriculum Vitae | Vision Paper Dr. Roland B. Tolentino Professor and former Dean, College of Mass Communication Curriculum Vitae | Vision Paper The nominees will face members of the UP Diliman community in a public forum which will be held on January 9, 1:00 p.m. at Gusali II, College of Home Economics, UP Diliman, Quezon City. For a full timetable of the activities in the Search, please click here. To view the program for the public forum, please click here. For more information and questions on the public forum, please contact: Mr. Limwell Lectura Telephone number: (632) 981-8500, local 3401 Email address: chancysearch2017@gmail.com
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Brandon Stanton brings Humans of New York to UP – University of the Philippines
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Brandon Stanton brings Humans of New York to UP Brandon Stanton brings Humans of New York to UP February 8, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York (Photo courtesy of Monoxide Works) Humans of Metro Manila witness a day in the life of the world famous digital storyteller, Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York (HONY). With over 25 million social media followers worldwide, Stanton decided to do HONY’s first ever meet up with its audience in the Philippines. Taking up its history in a back-to-back, one-hour talk at the University of the Philippines Cine Adarna on February 3. The idea of Humans of New York was born eight years ago when Stanton was caught in the midst of a finance crisis as a bonds trader. “I was absolutely terrified of losing that job because I have come from a place where I was such a failure,” he said. Humans of Metro Manila meet Brandon Stanton. (Photo courtesy of Monoxide Works) From dropping out of school and going back into earning a history degree, to his fear of losing a lucrative job, all of Stanton’s thoughts were poured into that time when he was sitting in his office chair, contemplating about what he really wanted to do, what he wanted to be remembered for. “So I asked myself, if money wasn’t an issue, and I were to spend my time doing anything that I would want to do. What would I do? And the answer was photography,” Stanton said. This decision has led him on to the path to what Humans of New York is known today. Stanton’s goal was to photograph all day long. His early iterations were just as common as photos other people take. “The thing that I could really do was not really about my photography, but maybe I could get really good at approaching, writing about random people. And make people comfortable enough for them to allow me to take their photograph,” Stanton emphasized. Photo and autograph signing opportunity after Stanton’s one hour talk (Photo courtesy of Monoxide Works) HONY is a vibrant blog, capturing lives of people on the streets of New York. Today, it is expanding in over 20 countries including the Philippines, telling stories of people in different walks of life. Stanton’s work is also featured in two bestselling books, “Human of New York” and “Humans of New York: Stories.” (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO)
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BOR appoints UP scientists, approves stipend for professors emeriti – University of the Philippines
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BOR appoints UP scientists, approves stipend for professors emeriti BOR appoints UP scientists, approves stipend for professors emeriti February 13, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office In its 1332nd meeting on January 26, the UP Board of Regents (BOR) approved the appointment of faculty and researchers as UP Scientists for CY 2017-2019. Thirty-six were new appointments while 32 were retentions and promotions. (See list at the end of article.) They were recommended by the UP System Scientific Career System Committee. For the duration of the award, a UP Scientist I receives P150,000 per year; a UP Scientist II, P200,000, and, a UP Scientist III, P250,000. The University’s highest-governing body, presided over by Commission on Higher Education Officer-in-Charge J. Prospero de Vera III, also confirmed approvals done earlier through referendums. These included the Academic Award for Professors Emeriti and the granting of the P10,000 Collective Negotiation Agreement incentive per qualified employee—decided on the 27th and 29th of December last year, respectively. The proposal for the Academic Award for Professors Emeriti stated that those who have served UP “actively through University-recognized teaching, research or extension work for at least four months in a given year are eligible” to receive the award at the end of that year in the form of a P22,000 stipend. It is “subject to the availability of funds in the Constituent Unit they are affiliated with.” UP Board of Regents in its 1332nd meeting. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Apart from the appointments of UP Diliman (UPD) University Librarian Chito N. Angeles, UP Los Baños (UPLB) College of Arts and Sciences Dean (CAS) Felino P. Lansigan, UPD College of Law Dean Fides Cordero-Tan, UP Visayas (UPV) CAS Dean Severa Fe S. Katalbas, and UPV College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Dean Encarnacion Emilia S. Yap which were reported earlier, the BOR also confirmed the appointments of the following UP officials: Office of Alumni Relations Director Jose Wendell P. Capili UPLB Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Portia G. Lapitan UPLB Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension Rex B. Demafelis UPLB Vice Chancellor for Administration Crisanto A. Dorado UPLB Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development Marish S. Madlangbayan UPLB Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs Serlie F. Barroga-Jamias UPV Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Gay D. Defiesta UPV Vice Chancellor for Administration Mary Ann T. Gumban UPV Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development Martin G. Genodepa UPV Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension Rolly G. Fuentes Korea Research Center Director Eduardo T. Gonzalez UP Scientists effective CY 2017-2019 Source: Office of the Secretary and of the Board of Regents (Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO)
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UP explores collaboration with Ballet Philippines – University of the Philippines
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UP explores collaboration with Ballet Philippines UP explores collaboration with Ballet Philippines February 14, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO National Artist for Dance Alice Reyes and Ballet Philippines president Margie Moran Floirendo met recently with President Danilo L. Concepcion and members of the UP dance and music community to explore cooperative programs between UP and Ballet Philippines. In his response, PDLC reiterated UP’s strong support for the arts and his vision for making UP a center for national cultural development.
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UP honors top science journalists – University of the Philippines
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UP honors top science journalists UP honors top science journalists February 19, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office (L) Keynote Speaker Dr. Clarissa David, 1st UP Science Journalism Awardees Nef Luczon (Sun Star Cagayan de Oro), Michael Joe Delizo (DZMM/ABS-CBN), Mikael Angelo Francisco (GMA News Online), Angelica Yang (GMA News Online) and Edmund Usman (Rappler), and UP CMC Dean Dr. Elena Pernia. (Photo by Jose Wendell Capili) The University of the Philippines recognized five winners and 13 finalists for the first UP Science Journalism Awards held in UP Diliman last Saturday, February 17. The winners are Angelica Y. Yang of GMA News Online for Best Science News Story, Nef Luczon of SunStar Cagayan De Oro for Best Science Commentary for Print and Online, Edmund Usman of Rappler for Best Science Feature Story for Print and Online, Michael Joe Delizo of ABS-CBN/DZMM for Best Science Story for Radio, and Mikael Angelo Francisco of GMA News Online for Best UP Science Story. They received a cash prize and a trophy designed by the late National Artist for Sculpture, Napoleon V. Abueva. Finalists from different publications and media organizations were also awarded certificates of recognition. 1st UP Science Journalism Awards trophy designed by the late National Artist for Sculpture, Napoleon V. Abueva. (Photo by Jose Wendell Capili) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student and Fulbright Scholar Timothy James Dimacali of GMA News Online also received an Abueva trophy for his contributions to the development of science communication in the country. The Science Journalism Awards recognizes exemplary reporting in science and technology, as well as, the scientific researches and developments in the country. It also aims to acknowledge the importance of communicating accurate science stories and the mainstreaming of science and technology into the public consciousness. The finalists include: Stanley Buenafe Gajete of Manila Times, Timothy James Dimacali of GMA News Online for Best Science News Story; Jesse Madriaga of Mindanao Times for Best Science Commentary for Print and Online; Herty Lopez of Super Balita Cebu, Henrylito Tacio of Edge Davao, and Stephanie Tumampos of Business Mirror for Best Science Feature Story for Print and Online; Dr. Josephine Agapito and Dr. Custer Deocaris of Pinoy Scientist- Radyo Aguila, and TechSabado of Radyo 5 for Best Science Radio Story; Erwin Nicavera of SunStar Bacolod, Melvin Calimag of Newsbytes Philippines, and Nickolas Tubo of SunStar Philippines for Best UP Science Story. The winners and finalists for this years’ Awards reflect the result from 60 nominations of a diverse group of mainstream and community media organizations nationwide. The judging committee is composed of journalists, academicians, scientists, and an economist to represent S&T as an interdisciplinary field. “Very often science is perceived to be something that is not understandable, something that exists in laboratories. Our program aims to highlight the fact that developments in science benefit everything we do and use. The UP Science Journalism Awards brings together journalists and scientists to deliver the message to the ordinary man that science is something that is beneficial to our daily lives,” says Dr. Elena Pernia, program leader of Communicating Science and Technology Research and Development at UP (CoST UP). UP Science Journalism Awards is a project component of CoST UP, an Emerging Interdisciplinary Research Program (EIDR), funded by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs of the UP System. Call for entries for the 2019 edition of the awards will open in March.
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Call for Papers: Asian Journalism Research Conference 2017 – University of the Philippines
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Call for Papers: Asian Journalism Research Conference 2017 Call for Papers: Asian Journalism Research Conference 2017 January 26, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The Department of Journalism of the University of the Philippines Diliman will hold the Asian Journalism Research Conference 2017 on 26-27 April 2017 at the College of Mass Communication, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Originally organized as the annual Philippine Journalism Research Conference (PJRC), the AJRC is part of the department’s extension work, aimed at encouraging journalism students and researchers in conducting studies on the profession and the issues which confronting its professionals. The conference is intended to: Encourage Mass Communication and Journalism students around the country to pursue research in the field; 2. Provide Journalism students from around the country a venue in which to share their research regarding timely Journalism issues and its subjects; 3. Help build a body of research on timely themes in Journalism studies; 4. Build a network of Journalism schools and academics throughout the country. This year’s theme, The Fourth Estate: Revisiting the Normative Ideals of Journalism in a Multimedia Era, will tackle issues such as: *The role of Journalism in the 21st century * Journalists views on journalism *Impact of Media Ownership on the News *Journalism Safety *Citizen expectations and perspectives on journalism *Advocacy vis-à-vis Journalism *Information versus propaganda *News values versus value-laden news *Millenials as news prosumers *Traditional legacies versus commercialization *Relevance of Media ethics *Who is a journalist? The concept of the Fourth Estate is founded on democratic ideals that assign journalism and journalists as the guardians of public interests. In Journalism Studies, the normative dimensions are taken as “a given”, notwithstanding the fact that the media within the Asian region has – since the turn of the 20th century – adopted various models from the Western press liberal models to some Asian authoritarian models. This conference seeks to promote Journalism Studies in the Asian region, where issues of press freedom and media responsibility abound. It will examine the normative legacies of journalism vis-à-vis the realities of today’s multimedia environment, which has resulted in the new paradigms of Journalism, affecting all aspects–from news gathering to newswriting to news distribution. The conference also seeks to explore ethical issues brought about by new technologies, the gray line between advocacy and journalism and the increasing trust issues between media and the public. Abstracts should be submitted to up.ajrc2017@gmail.com on or before March 1, 2017. Please indicate in the email subject line “AJRC 2017 abstract”. Abstracts submissions should be 500-750 words. Please include name/s of author/s, year level, course and school, contact email and mobile numbers. The conference will have two kinds of presentations: For oral presentation only II. For oral presentation and paper competition For oral presentation only Open to undergraduate and masteral students in any Asian university. Students should submit an abstract on or before for oral presentation in the following categories: Academic research (AR) – Thesis or full research papers on journalism studies; 2. Investigative report (IR) – Investigative reports written or produced for print, broadcast or online media; 3. Special project (SP) – In-depth features or analysis in text, audio, photo, video or multimedia For oral presentation and paper competition Open to Philippine undergraduate students only. As in the past years of the Philippine Journalism Research Conferences (PJRC), three student awards will be given for best academic research, best investigative report and best special project. Apart from the abovementioned awards, there will be a special citation for investigative and/or feature stories (under special projects) for the following sub-themes in 2017: Best Investigative Report on Road Safety 2. Best Investigative Report or Special Project on Science Journalism The AJRC 2017 was organized in collaboration with the Fakultas Ilmu Sosial Dan Ilmu Politik of the Universitas Gadjah Mada, the University of Santo Tomas, Vera Files, the Philippine Press Institute and the Asian Congress for Media and Communication.
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https://up.edu.ph/up-twsc-to-mark-40th-anniversary-with-international-conference/
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UP TWSC to mark 40th anniversary with international conference – University of the Philippines
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UP TWSC to mark 40th anniversary with international conference UP TWSC to mark 40th anniversary with international conference January 12, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines Third World Studies Center is organizing “The Third World Studies Center in Its 40th Year: An International Conference” to celebrate its 40th anniversary this year. This conference will be held on 9-10 February 2017 at the GT Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, Asian Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman. At forty, the Third World Studies Center gathers in this multidisciplinary conference its vast and resilient network of scholars and public intellectuals, academics and activists, advocates and bearers of unorthodox views from different parts of the globe. The conference aim is twofold. First, it is a time to reflect on the Center’s enduring history and its contributions to critical scholarship on Philippine, regional, and global issues. The Center has encompassed anti-authoritarian scholarship and social movements, peace studies and human security, democratization and critical articulations of the nation, political economy of transnational corporations and the history of mass transit, and digital piracy and cybersex–-pioneering research efforts that established the center as a premier social science research center. Second, the conference will extend the role of the Center as meeting point for established intellectuals and young, emerging scholars. It renews a space that fosters the development of critical, alternative paradigms to promote progressive scholarship and action for change. Dr. Alfred W. McCoy, Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is the keynote speaker. Two (2) plenary sessions are set aside for the Center’s former Directors and respected scholars whose long academic histories have included doing research in the Philippines as TWSC visiting research fellows. Panelists include former Directors Professor Randy David of the Department of Sociology, Professor Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, Dr. Teresa Encarnacion Tadem, and Dr. Maria Ela Atienza of the Department of Political Science, and Dr. Maria Serena Diokno of the Department of History, University of the Philippines-Diliman; Dr. Teresita Maceda of the Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature of the University of the Philippines-Diliman, Dr. Paul Hutchcroft of the Australian National University, Dr. Johannes Dragsbæk Schmidt of the Aalborg University, Dr. Takushi Ohno of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, and Dr. Patricio Abinales of the University of Hawaii at Manoa (TBC). Former TWSC visiting research fellows, contributors to Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies, and members of the TWSC network will be presenting papers in panels centering around TWSC’s current research themes: (1) political economy and globalization, (2) social movements, (3) authoritarianism and democratic governance, (4) peace and human security, (5) culture and identity, and (6) (new) media and technology. Documentaries produced by student interns of TWSC and the University of Montreal will also be screened. Participants will need to register online at the conference website: http://twscconference.up.edu. ph/. The two-day conference, which will include snacks, lunch, and a workshop kit, has a subsidized registration fee of PHP 2,000.00. All undergraduate students who will register online from January 15-31, 2017 will only have to pay PHP1,000.00. Payment of the registration fee can be made either at the TWSC office in cash or paid on site. For any inquiries and/or concerns regarding the conference, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us via twsc.updiliman@up.edu.ph.
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https://up.edu.ph/memorandum-no-paep-17-03-guidelines-for-the-professional-development-grant-pdg/
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Memorandum No. PAEP 17-03: Guidelines for the Professional Development Grant (PDG) – University of the Philippines
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Memorandum No. PAEP 17-03: Guidelines for the Professional Development Grant (PDG) Memorandum No. PAEP 17-03: Guidelines for the Professional Development Grant (PDG) January 11, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Upon recommendation of University President Alfredo E. Pascual, the UP Board of Regents at its 1323rd meeting held on 16 December 2016 approved the one-time Professional Development Grant (PDG) of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (Php 25,000) per qualified employee of the University. This grant is in recognition of the collective effort of the UP faculty and staff in achieving the mandates of the University under the UP Charter of 2008 (RA 9500) and in maintaining its status as the top university in the country and a leader in various areas of specialization in Asia. In appreciation of such effort and to further the capacity of the organization to achieve its goals, the PDG was endorsed by both the All UP Academic Employees Union (AUPAEU) and the All UP Workers Union (AUPWU). Payment of the PDG shall be made not earlier than 15 January 2017 (Sunday). It is understood that the PDG shall be subject to refund by the employee recipients if the same would later be found not in order by concerned competent authority. Please exercise due diligence in complying with the following guidelines for the release of the PDG: Coverage and amount 1.1 All regular, full-time or part-time, UP contractual and casual faculty members, administrative staff and Research, Extension and Professional Staff (REPS) whose salaries are funded by the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA), with employer-employee relations with the University. 1.2 Full-time employees. Full-time employees who are expected to have rendered at least four (4) months of service to the University as of 31 December 2016, shall be granted the full amount (Php 25,000) per employee. 1.3 Employees in the following circumstances shall receive a proportional amount as indicated in Table 7. 1.3.1 Employees on approved leave without pay, who reported back to work, and expected to have served for at least (1) month as of 31 December 2016; 1.3.2 Newly hired employees. Employees hired in 2016 and expected to have served for at least one (1) month as of 31 December 2016; 1.3.3 Recently separated employees. Those who have or shall have rendered active service and separated from the University due to retirement or resignation or death from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016; Table 1. Proportional amounts based on months of service 1 month but less than 2 months 25% PHP 6,250 2 months but less than 3 months 50% PHP 12,500 3 months but less than 4 months 75% PHP 18,750 4 months and above 100% PHP 25,000 1.3.4 Part-time employees in service from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016 shall receive half the amount in Table 7, in proportion to their workload, or months of service; Source of funds The PDG shall be funded from revenues from income-generating projects of the UP System administration, and/or concerned Constituent Universities (CUs) and units, based on the following funding estimates. CU/Unit Faculty REPS Admin Total headcount Professional Staff Dev’t Grant (PDG) Php 25,000 each faculty and staff Baguio 128 9 70 207 5,175,000 Cebu 107 9 64 180 4,500,000 Diliman 1,494 427 1,311 3,232 80,800,000 Los Baños 996 454 1,299 2,749 68,725,000 Manila 605 104 452 1,161 29,025,000 Mindanao 94 14 60 168 4,200,000 Open U 33 18 67 118 2,950,000 Visayas 343 48 432 823 20,575,000 PGH – 101 3,517 3,618 90,450,000 System 2 15 193 210 5,520,000 Total 3,802 1,199 7,465 12,466 311,650,000 Source of headcounts: CU HRDO reports as of 30 June 2016 Exclusions The following employees are not entitled to the PDG: 3.1 Under preventive suspension; 3.2 Formally charged with administrative and/or criminal cases, in relation to acts or omissions in connection with their official duties and functions and found guilty and/or meted penalties in 2016 except when the penalty is a mere reprimand; 3.3 Absent without official leave (AWOL) as of 31 December 2016; 3.4 Lecturers; visiting, affiliate and adjunct faculty and researchers; professors emeriti; clinical faculty; preceptors and/or equivalent titles; student and graduate assistants (SAGAs); teaching fellows / assistants (TF/TAs); apprentices; non-government workers (NGWs); appointments under Contracts of Service (COS); including those paid on piecework basis; and others whose remuneration are not charged to the budget allocation for Personal Services in the UP budget under the GAA FY2016; and similar personnel with no employer-employee relations with the University.
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https://up.edu.ph/call-for-nominations-up-gawad-plaridel-2017-television-category/
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Call for Nominations: UP Gawad Plaridel 2017 (Television Category) – University of the Philippines
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Call for Nominations: UP Gawad Plaridel 2017 (Television Category) Call for Nominations: UP Gawad Plaridel 2017 (Television Category) January 25, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The U.P. College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) is now accepting nominations for the annual UP Gawad Plaridel which recognizes Filipino media practitioners who have excelled in any of the media (print, radio, film, television, and new media) and have performed with the highest level of professional integrity in the interest of public service. For 2017, the thirteenth U.P. Gawad Plaridel will be given to an outstanding Television Practitioner. The award is named after Marcelo H. del Pilar (nom de plume, Plaridel), the selfless propagandist whose stewardship of the reformist newspaper La Solidaridad helped crystallize nationalist sentiments and ignite libertarian ideas in the 1890s. Like Plaridel, the recipient must believe in the vision of a Philippine society that is egalitarian, participative and progressive; and in media that are socially responsible, critical and vigilant, liberative and transformative, and free and independent. Eligible for the awards are all living Filipino individuals who have excelled in the field of television as producer, director, scriptwriter, announcer, actor, sound designer, sound technician, reporter, news anchor, etc. Aside from their probity and integrity, these media practitioners must have produced a body of work that is marked by excellence and social relevance and must have achievements recognized nationally and/or internationally. Individuals and institutions may nominate potential recipients. Institutions include media corporations, professional media associations, media advocacy groups, educational institutions, cultural foundations, and NGOs. Previous nominees may still be considered for this year’s award. All current full-time faculty and staff of the UP CMC are disqualified from the nomination. The deadline for submission of nominations is on 01 March 2017, 5pm. The recipient of the UP Gawad Plaridel 2017 will be announced in April 2017. The UP Gawad Plaridel will be given in August in commemoration of del Pilar’s birth anniversary. The awardee will receive the U.P. Gawad Plaridel trophy (designed by National Artist Napoleon Abueva) and will deliver the Plaridel Lecture addressing issues relevant to the state and practice of Philippine media. The recipient will have a place of honor at all ceremonies and functions of the College. The recipient’s portrait will be hung at the U.P. Gawad Plaridel Gallery located at the College lobby (Plaridel Hall, U.P. Diliman). Nomination form and award guidelines are available at the UP CMC Website and at the UP CMC Office of Extension and External Relations (UP CMC-OEER). Interested parties may call (02) 981-8500 loc. 2668 or email upgawadplaridel@gmail.com for further inquiries.
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https://up.edu.ph/up-enhances-hospitalization-benefits-for-employees/
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UP enhances hospitalization benefits for employees – University of the Philippines
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UP enhances hospitalization benefits for employees UP enhances hospitalization benefits for employees January 27, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP has enhanced its hospitalization benefits for UP personnel effective Jan. 1, 2017. This came about with the approval by the UP Board of Regents (BOR) of the Enhanced Hospitalization Programme (eHOPE) for the Faculty, REPS and Administrative Staff at its 1322nd meeting on Nov. 24, 2016. A highlight of the eHOPE is the PhP 80,000 yearly financial assistance for hospitalization expenses incurred during confinement. This constitutes an enhanced amount from the PhP200,000 lifetime coverage under the Financial Assistance Program for Hospitalization Expenses (FAPHE) that UP personnel used to enjoy. eHOPE shall also provide a PhP 10,000 annual financial assistance for medicines prescribed during confinement and upon discharge of the UP employee. eHOPE will cover the following hospitalization expenses incurred during confinement: a) Medical I diagnostic procedures such as ultrasound, MRI, X-ray, CT scan, biopsy, mammography, echocardiography, angiogram, blood chemistry, and other laboratory examinations; b) Prescribed drugs and medicines in accordance with the Generics Act of 1988 (RA6675); c) Professional fees of Philhealth-accredited physicians and specialists up to amounts based on the Relative Value Unit (RVU) set by Philhealth for specific medical cases; and d) Expenses for room and board for the duration of the confinement. Excluded from the coverage of eHOPE are hospitalization expenses for cosmetic-related surgery confinement and self-inflicted injury and illness. The annual medical and physical examination for eligible employees are covered by the specific Constituent Unit policies.
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https://up.edu.ph/5th-presidents-toast-pag-uulat-at-pasasalamat-ni-pangulong-alfredo-e-pascual/
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5th President’s Toast: Pag-uulat at Pasasalamat ni Pangulong Alfredo E. Pascual – University of the Philippines
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5th President’s Toast: Pag-uulat at Pasasalamat ni Pangulong Alfredo E. Pascual 5th President’s Toast: Pag-uulat at Pasasalamat ni Pangulong Alfredo E. Pascual February 1, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office University of the Philippines President Alfredo E. Pascual will deliver his end of term report and express his gratitude to the members of the academic community at the 5th President’s Toast: Pag-uulat at Pasasalamat, on 9 February 2017, 9:00 a.m. at the Institute of Biology Auditorum, National Science Complex, UP Diliman, Quezon City. As the venue has limited seating capacity, accommodation of guests will be on a first come, first served basis. It would be best to confirm your attendance ahead by calling the Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs at 981-8500 loc. 2507 or the UP Center for Integrative Studies at 981-8500 loc. 4266 to 68. Here’s the link to the event’s page: https://www.facebook.com/events/188097608337632/?ti=icl.
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https://up.edu.ph/1st-gawad-oblation-awarding-ceremony-to-be-held-on-7-february/
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1st Gawad Oblation Awarding Ceremony to be held on 7 February – University of the Philippines
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1st Gawad Oblation Awarding Ceremony to be held on 7 February 1st Gawad Oblation Awarding Ceremony to be held on 7 February February 2, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines, through the Office of the President, the Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs and the Office of Alumni Relations will hold the 1st Gawad Oblation Awarding Ceremony on 7 Febuary 2017, 6:00 p.m. at the UP Bonifacio Global City Auditorium, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. Among the awardees for this year’s Gawad Oblation are: former Budget Secretary Florencio ‘Butch’ Abad, Representative and former UP Regent Pilar Juliana ‘Pia’ Cayetano, Senator Francis Joseph ‘Chiz’ Escudero, Senator Lorna Regina ‘Loren’ Legarda, former Senator Manuel ‘Manny’ Villar, Jr., former Public Works Secretary Rogelio ‘Babes’ Singson, Davao City Third District Representative Isidro Ungab and Commission on Higher Education Chair and UP Regent Patricia Licuanan. The full list of awardees will be made available during the ceremony. Attire for the occasion will be business or smart casual. Invited guests are expected to be seated by 5:45 p.m. For more information please contact: Michelle/ Juvy (632)929-8226 or (632) 981-8500, local numbers 4251 and 4252.
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https://up.edu.ph/ceremony-for-the-turnover-of-the-university-of-the-philippines-presidency/
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Ceremony for the Turnover of the University of the Philippines Presidency – University of the Philippines
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Ceremony for the Turnover of the University of the Philippines Presidency Ceremony for the Turnover of the University of the Philippines Presidency February 1, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The Office of the Secretary of the University and of the Board of Regents invites the public to the Ceremony for the Turnover of the University of the Philippines Presidency from Alfredo E. Pascual, 20th President, to Danilo L. Concepcion, 21st President, on 10 February 2017, 8:00 a.m., at the Quezon Hall Lobby, UP Diliman, Quezon City. The attire for the occasion will be smart casual, with invited guests expected to be seated by 7:30 a.m. For more information on the event, please contact Candy of the OSU at telephone number (632)433-1873. You can also send her a message via email address osu@up.edu.ph.
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https://up.edu.ph/memorandum-no-paep-17-09-additional-assignment-of-research-and-extension-fellows-of-the-resilience-institute/
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Memorandum No. PAEP 17-09: Additional Assignment of Research and Extension Fellows of the Resilience Institute – University of the Philippines
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Memorandum No. PAEP 17-09: Additional Assignment of Research and Extension Fellows of the Resilience Institute Memorandum No. PAEP 17-09: Additional Assignment of Research and Extension Fellows of the Resilience Institute February 6, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Background/Purpose As you are aware through Memorandum No. PAEP 16-67 of 20 December 2016, the Board of Regents at its 1319th Meeting on 28 July 2016 established the new System-wide Resilience Institute at UP or Resilience lnstitute at the University of the Philippines for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. The Resilience Institute shall have the following functions and programs concerning multi-hazard, multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral, comprehensive DRRM: 1) Research and Creative Work: undertake policy research, action research, and interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary research or creative work; 2) Knowledge Sharing: disseminate research findings, creative works and innovations; 3) Education: establish non-degree educational programs and support degree programs within the UP System; 4) Institution Building: improve the capability of the UP System as an agent of change [for…] disaster resilience in the Philippines and the Pacific Rim region. Detailed documents about the establishment of the Rl at UP were earlier circulated and may be downloaded from the UP System webpage. Fellows and Junior Fellows Professor Benito M. Pacheco of the Institute of Civil Engineering of UP Diliman has been appointed by the BOR as the first Executive Director. Through his report I am very glad to learn that to this date nearly 100 faculty members from all the 8 CUs of UP had send their individual Expressions of Interest to receive appointments in additional assignment basis as Research and Extension Fellow or Research and Extension Junior Fellow without additional compensation. To further hasten the process of self-organization of the Resilience Institute human resource pool for the period February-July 2017, I enjoin all interested regular faculty members (regular full time and, in some cases of a few CUs, regular part time) to accomplish and submit online the Resilience Institute at UP for DRRM Form 101-EOI, on or before Tuesday, 7 February 2017. The online form is available at the following URL: https://goo.gl/forms/4Ig2oBpbsBILTFtR2 For the initial appointment in February-July 2017, no Research Load Credits will be assigned yet. Instead, a Fellow or Junior Fellow may receive funding and logistical support according to the budget of the start-up project where s/he is engaged (e.g., honoraria commensurate and applicable to the involvement of the Fellow or Junior Fellow). Appointments shall be renewable annually, ideally coinciding with the academic year, e.g. August 2017 -July 2018. Instructors, non-regular faculty and alumni who likewise send their expression of interest shall be invited by the Resilience Institute in a special involvement. Guidelines for Research & Extension Fellows and Junior Fellows, attached to Memorandum No. PAEP 16-67 of 20 December 2016, shall apply. III. Organization, 5-Year plan, Programs and projects Subsequently we shall search for CU Coordinators, Theme Coordinators, Financial Coordinator, Program Managers, Project Managers, and Project Leaders for the Resilience Institute. Start-up projects shall be invited from among the Fellows and Junior Fellows. A workshop among Fellows and Junior Fellows shall be organized soon for the crafting of 5-Year Plan. Budget, initial plans and the initial roster of Fellows and Junior Fellows shall be announced at a joint event at the Institute of Biology, College of Science, UP Diliman on Thursday, 9 February at 9AM-12NN. Other inquiries may be addressed to: resilience.institute@up.edu.ph Alfredo E. Pascual President
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