Tag: University of the Philippines
UP Diliman houses COVID 19 testing center, quarantine area, offers free counseling
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman) has agreed to house a COVID-19 testing Center for Quezon City, has set up a quarantine, and is offering free counseling to frontliners, patients and their families, and anyone severely affected by the health crisis.
UPLB free-to-download children’s e-books teach importance of social distancing, face masks
University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) has published two illustrated children’s e-books explaining practices during the COVID-19 pandemic that are free to download.
UP alumni in Hong Kong donate over 200k to protect medical frontliners at PGH...
University of the Philippines (UP) alumni in Hong Kong raised $32,501 to help protect health workers at the UP-Philippine General Hospital in Manila.
Diwata 1 & 2 view from space photos of Philippines, 9 countries released to...
Unreleased photos from Diwata-1 and Diwata-2 scientific Earth observation microsatellites of the Philippines were posted for the first time to mark Earth Day 2020.
UP Pep Squad cheers for health workers in PGH COVID-19 center
The University of the Philippines (UP) Varsity Pep Squad gathered together online to cheer for Philippine General Hospital (PGH) health workers who are in the frontlines of the country’s battle against the coronavirus disease pandemic.
Rising demand for ginger-calamansi drinks for frontliners prompts UP students to offer sponsor scheme
"Lukal", the ginger-calamansi health drink concentrate developed by University of the Philippines (UP) students Sofia Tagle and Meghan Sevilla, was welcomed with rising demand both from health workers and ordinary consumers and has prompted the team to offer sponsorship of bottles for donation.
COVID-19 test kit explainer released by UP-PGH as Philippines’ mass testing starts
A COVID-19 test kit explainer was released by the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) as the Philippines started mass testing in communities.
UP Visayas develops alcohol from sugar byproduct to donate to hospitals and frontliners
University of the Philippines Visayas School of Technology (UPV-SoTech) took the lead in developing a sugar byproduct into alcohol for donation to hospitals and frontliners and for public sanitation.
UP-PGH sets up Tele-Kumusta electronic visit to cheer up COVID-19 patients, families
The University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) is addressing the loneliness that COVID-19 patient and their families are going through by setting up an electronic visitation called Tele-Kumusta.
1st UP-DOST microsat Diwata 1 completes space mission after 4 years, reenters earth
The Philippines' first microsatellite, Diwata 1, completed its space mission after four years and has re-entered the Earth's atmosphere.
UP Visayas students stranded in lockdown volunteer to make improvised face shields for health...
University of the Philippines (UP) Visayas students, who were unable to go home due to lockdowns and canceled flights, volunteered to make improvised face shields to be used by health professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Iloilo.
WATCH: UP doctors sing to inspire fellow frontliners fighting against COVID-19
University of the Philippines (UP) doctors singing the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Hymn is in a new video released to inspire their fellow frontliners in the fight against COVID-19.