4 regents back mathematician’s bid for 2nd term as UP Diliman chancellor

Kathleen de Villa 04/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Mathematician Fidel Nemenzo, immediate past chancellor of the University of the Philippines’ (UP) Diliman campus, has gained the support of at least four regents of the country’s premier state university in his bid for another term…

The Filipino women’s suffrage rights and UPink fight

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 04/26/2022

Eighty five (85)  years ago, Filipino women would not find their names in the voting list until a plebiscite was held on April 30, 1937. That day marked the first time women in the country exercised suffrage…

MARRYME peptide: Chemist surprises GF with his unique proposal

Doris Mondragon - Content Specialist 07/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A unique and nerdy wedding proposal could very well describe the story of this Visayan couple. Both are chemists by profession working as science researchers at UP Diliman.  Corazon Ericka Mae Itang was beyond surprised…

 Barricades of the Diliman Commune

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 02/09/2021

“Raise high the barricades!” was the headline of the February 4, 1971 issue of the Philippine Collegian that chronicled the so called  Diliman Commune. The Diliman Commune occurred 50 years ago, from February 1 – 9, 1971, as…

PNP says Barangay UP Campus a ‘crime hotspot’ in Quezon City

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @CMarquezINQ 01/22/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Barangay UP Campus is a “crime hotspot” in Quezon City as it ranks 20th in the peace and order indicator in the city since 2016. In a statement…

‘No place for intolerance, bigotry, red-tagging in UP,’ says chancellor

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 11/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — There is no place for intolerance, bigotry, and red-tagging in the University of the Philippines, UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo said on Friday. Nemenzo pointed out that the premier state university is a “safe…

The social meanings of face masks, revisited

Gideon Lasco - @inquirerdotnet 07/30/2020

It has been exactly six months since I wrote about face masks in this column, and the world has drastically changed since. Back then, people hoarded masks amid fears of ash fall, and what inspired me to…

Stranded UP students, boarders struggling to cope with limited food, loneliness

Mariejo S. Ramos 03/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — As the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City, extends help to jeepney drivers, vendors and other workers displaced by the Luzon-wide lockdown, it has also been grappling with the needs of…

UP Diliman patient being monitored for new coronavirus

Consuelo Marquez 03/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A member of the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman community is being monitored for the 2019 coronavirus disease or COVID-19, the university’s chancellor said Tuesday. “It has been reported that a UP constituent…

Fraternity member linked to hazing incident in UP Diliman dies

Neil Arwin Mercado - Inquirer.net 09/29/2019

MANILA, Philippines — One of the fraternity members linked in an alleged hazing incident at the University of the Philippines – Diliman has died, the university’s Office of the Chancellor said Sunday.  The office of the Chancellor…

Cebuana overcomes financial difficulties; graduates Summa Cum Laude at UP Diliman

Raul Constantine L. Tabanao 06/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – This 21-year-old Cebuana finished a degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MBB) at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus. Finishing her degree was not an easy feat. But for Weand Serencio…

UP Cebu launches countdown for 100th anniversary

Morexette Erram 11/03/2016

The University of the Philippines Cebu (UP Cebu) launched its 18-month countdown for its Centennial Celebration earlier at 1:30 p.m in the university’s Performing Arts Hall (PAH). UP Cebu will turn 100 this 2018. The school was…

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