UP News

  • by Philip Jamilla
    “The center of struggle today is in our communities: if you act on your community today, you can solve the problems of the world in concert with other young men and women,” UP President Angelo Jimenez told youth leaders on October 28, in a forum hosted by the University of the Philippines Centre International de […]
  • by Andre DP Encarnacion
      University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman is the top-performing school in the October 2024 Licensure Exam for Geodetic Engineers, according to an Oct. 28 release by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).  Held on Oct. 17-18, the exam drew several examinees to testing centers in the National Capital Region (NCR), Baguio, Cebu, Davao, and other […]
  • by Fred Dabu
      In the short video “UP for Discussion: SONA 2024” produced by the UP Media and Public Relations Office, Political Science Professor Maria Ela Atienza of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, UP Diliman, shared her views on four key issues covered in the State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Ferdinand […]
  • by Fred Dabu
    The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Philippines is becoming more widely recognized and commonplace, especially with technological advancements integrated into our daily use of gadgets such as smartphones and computer systems. This includes the use of ChatGPT and hundreds of other apps, conducting basic banking transactions, and verifying personal identity with government agencies. […]
  • by Andre DP Encarnacion
    The University of the Philippines Visayas (UP Visayas) Iloilo City has been named the top performing school in the October 2024 Licensure Exam for Fisheries Professionals, according to an announcement by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Oct. 16.  Among schools with at least 30 test takers and an 80% passing rate, UP Visayas posted […]
  • by KIM G Quilinguing
    The University of the Philippines (UP) remains the top public higher education institution in the country in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) rankings, released on Oct. 9. UP is ranked second in the Philippines and falls within the 1200-1500 bracket globally. It is bested only by Jesuit-run Ateneo de Manila University, which leads the […]
  • by Percy Dahe
      A memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a capacity-building program for clinicians and early career scientists on proteomics-based research was ceremonially signed on Oct. 2 between the University of the Philippines (UP) and the following institutions: Far Eastern University-Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation (FEU-NRMF); Manila Central University (MCU); Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM); San Beda […]
  • by Fred Dabu
      Site clearing in preparation for the construction of the country’s Freedom Memorial Museum, one of the provisions under Republic Act No. 10368 or the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013, commenced on Sept. 27 after the signing of the deed of transfer by the University of the Philippines (UP) and the […]
  • by Clariza Concordia
      With the resumption of the UP College of Admission Test (UPCAT) after a three-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UP welcomed its new batch of Oblation Scholars, the top qualifiers of UPCAT 2024. A dinner reception was held on Sept. 24 at the Executive House in UP Diliman to recognize the scholars’ outstanding […]
  • by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc
      Select faculty members got together recently to further educational development in UP toward being truly transformative of society, which relies upon the faculty as its main intellectual resource. The two-day UP Faculty Conference 2024, the fifth since the 2009 conference held in Subic, Olongapo, began on Sept. 18 at Diamond Hotel, Malate, Manila, with […]

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