University of the Philippines (UP) professor and journalist, Danilo Arao, has been tapped to be the new editor of the regional journal, Media Asia. Danilo Arao, a staunch advocate for the rights of Filipino journalists, was announced on November 15 as the new leader of the editorial team of the peer-reviewed journal published by Asian […]
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DLSU tops Chemical Engineers board exams, UP scores 100% passing
Graduates of De La Salle University (DLSU) and the University of the Philippines (UP) topped the recent Chemical Engineer Licensure Examination administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in November. DLSU Manila graduate Martin Zechariah Magat Valencia placed first, followed by two University of the Philippines graduates, Maru Feriel Olivan Del Carmen of UP Diliman […]
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Philippine college radios gather in UP to discuss basics of media principles and practice
College radios in the Philippines are coming together again for the fourth time in as many years for the Philippine College Radio Congress (PCRC) at the University of the Philippines. Some 300 select media and communication students, faculty, scholars, professionals, and college radio practitioners and enthusiasts from across major island groups of the country are […]
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UP honors 1st Filipino White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford
The University of the Philippines (UP) has honored Cristeta Pasia Comerford, the first Filipino executive chef of the White House, with the conferment of a degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, in ceremonies held November in UP Diliman. Pasia-Comerford, a BS Food Technology major at the College of Home Economics in UP Diliman, […]
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Senior citizens welcome to work in Philippine state universities
Senior citizens who wish to continue working beyond their retirement age are welcome to work in state universities like the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Manila. The official announcement was made during the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) represented by the Secretary of Labor […]
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UP, Ateneo, La Salle alumni trio wins Break the Fake Grand Hackathon with news sites tracer project
Three friends who are graduates of the University of the Philippines (UP), Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU), and De La Salle University (DLSU) formed Team Troglodyte and went on to win the first-ever Break The Fake Grand Hackathon. Team Troglodyte, composed of Dominic Ligot of UP, Carlos Nazareno of Ateneo, and Nikko Torcita of DLSU […]
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UST graduate Justine Santiago tops CPA board exams, UP top performing school
University of Santo Tomas (UST) graduate Justine Louie Bautista Santiago topped the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Examination while the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman) secured its ranking as the top-performing school in the latest Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) results released Monday, October 21. UST led the top 17 board passers with 6 […]
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Watching UP Fight, praying UP Wins!
Okay, so my mom said “HEY LETS GO TO THE UP GAMES!!” and I agreed not knowing what I just agreed to and we actually went there. It was fun and exciting! I was with my parents and a gym full of people. Lots of us were wearing maroon and red… And it was cool!! […]
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UP, DLSU, Mapua University technology researches spin-off into startup companies
Five technology research projects from the University of the Philippines Diliman, De La Salle University, and Mapua University are being established as startup companies with market-ready products in a spin-off project of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The five startup companies are being funded for a period of one year by the Funding […]
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MEET: UST’s Jay Patrick Nieles, UP’s Christian Luke Badua, young Filipino Science awardees
Meet Jay Patrick Nieles of the University of Santos Tomas (UST) and Christian Luke Badua of the University of the Philippines Manila (UP Manila), the young Filipino scientists who received the 2019 BPI DoST Science Awards. UST’s Jay Patrick Nieles and UP Manila’s Christian Luke Badua were awarded by the Department of Science and Technology […]
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University of the Philippines to help Manila develop disaster-resilient city
The University of the Philippines Resilience Institute (UPRI) is leading the state university’s system-wide efforts to help Manila develop from being a least-resilient city into a disaster-resilient city within 2 years. UP System officials led by President Danilo Concepcion, Regent Jijil Jimenez and UPRI Executive Director Dr. Mahar Lagmay met with Manila City Mayor Isko […]
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University of the Philippines soars 100 places to break into world’s Top 500 schools
The University of the Philippines (UP) soared 100 places from its 2019 ranking to break into the world’s top 500 educational institutions in the 2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR). The premier state university is now in the 401-500 group of 1,396 ranked research universities from 92 countries in the new THE […]
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