Extension Archives - University of the Philippines Diliman /category/update-online/extension/ University of the Philippines Diliman Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:10:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-upd-favicon-32x32.png Extension Archives - University of the Philippines Diliman /category/update-online/extension/ 32 32 èßäAV’s Speak UP empowers public communicators /upds-speak-up-empowers-public-communicators/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:10:47 +0000 /?p=58876 About 150 kids, tweens, and teens, and more than 50 professionals participated at the annual Speak UP workshop of the UP Diliman Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts (DSCTA). Conducted in the first two weeks of June, the workshop—which aims to develop the participants’ confidence and communication skills—featured more explorative approaches and activities this […]

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]]> èßäAV launches sexual assault investigation kit /upd-launches-sexual-assault-investigation-kit/ Mon, 25 May 2026 05:45:46 +0000 /?p=58530 Touted by the UP Diliman (èßäAV) Chancellor himself as a symbol of perseverance, compassion, and the use of science in the service of justice, human dignity, and national development, the locally-fabricated Sexual Assault Investigation Kit (SAI.Kit) was finally launched on May 19 at the èßäAV Natural Sciences Research Institute (NSRI) Conference Room. The SAI.Kit was […]

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]]> èßäAV, DSWD sign MOA on Kalahi-CIDSS /upd-dswd-sign-moa-on-kalahi-cidss/ Thu, 14 May 2026 08:55:49 +0000 /?p=58433 The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has formalized its partnership with UP Diliman (èßäAV) through a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that strengthens further the shared vision of both parties regarding community-driven development. The MOA, signed on May 13 at the Office of the Chancellor (OC), outlined the partnership between èßäAV and DSWD for […]

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]]> Inside the mobile toolkit to end GBV /inside-the-mobile-toolkit-to-end-gbv/ Mon, 04 May 2026 09:34:49 +0000 /?p=58269 To strengthen community safety and provide accessible resources for gender-based violence (GBV) survivors, the UP Diliman (èßäAV) Gender Office (DGO) officially launched its first-ever mobile application dedicated to addressing GBV.

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]]> Saliksik Diwa showcases èßäAV research, service /saliksik-diwa-showcases-upd-research-service/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:54:26 +0000 /?p=56975 Continuing the celebration of the Saliksikhay: Diliman Research, Innovation, Development, and Extension Festival 2025, the day-long symposium Saliksik Diwa was held on Nov. 20 at Aldaba Hall, UP Theater.

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]]> Empowering Philippine communication research through training and collaboration /empowering-philippine-communication-research-through-training-and-collaboration/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:24:32 +0000 /?p=56864 As part of its 50th founding anniversary celebration, the UP Diliman (èßäAV) College of Media and Communication (CMC) Department of Communication Research (DCommRes) conducted the inaugural SANAY 2025 Bootcamp (SANAY). SANAY is a three-day training seminar and workshop on research instrumentation and big data analytics handled by the department’s research laboratories intended for faculty, researchers, […]

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]]> M/B Dalaray to set sail /m-b-dalaray-to-set-sail/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 02:53:12 +0000 /?p=56606 Starting November, the newest addition to the Pasig River Ferry Service (PRFS) will run on clean energy, as UP Diliman (èßäAV) launched the M/B (motor/banca) Dalaray, the first locally designed and fabricated battery-electric ferry in the Philippines. The M/B Dalaray is a catamaran equipped with two 50-kilowatt electric motors and can carry up to 40 […]

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]]> Speak UP draws to a close /speak-up-draws-to-a-close/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 03:05:47 +0000 /?p=55259 The annual Speak UP workshop for kids, tweens, and teens, organized by the UP Diliman Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts (DSCTA) recently concluded for this year. Holden Kenneth Alcazaren, assistant professor at the DSCTA, shared that the DSCTA managed 12 Speak UP classes this year. “This workshop aims to develop participants’ confidence and […]

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]]> L Arch freshmen present PAUW inclusive park designs /l-arch-freshmen-present-pauw-inclusive-park-designs/ Wed, 28 May 2025 05:49:17 +0000 /?p=55033 First year landscape architecture (L Arch) students took on the challenge of coming out with conceptual designs for an inclusive park for the Philippine Association of University Women-UP Chapter (PAUW-UP). It took the L Arch students less than six weeks to respond to the request for conceptual designs for their inclusive park project. Five conceptual […]

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]]> Achieving SDGs through social enterprise /achieving-sdgs-through-social-enterprise/ Thu, 08 May 2025 06:36:06 +0000 /?p=54716 More than 120 social entrepreneurs, representatives from cooperatives and non-government organizations, academics and researchers, and representatives from both the government and private sector participated in the National Social Entrepreneurship Conference (NSEC) 2025. With the theme Scaling Challenge: Advances of Social Enterprise in Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development, the event explored how social enterprises can accelerate […]

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]]> SOLAIR to train DOLE’s top officials /solair-to-train-doles-top-officials/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:25:52 +0000 /?p=54476 UP Diliman (èßäAV), through the School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR), signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for capacity building and leadership development in public service. The MOA aims to develop and strengthen the policy and management decision-making of DOLE’s supervisors, middle managers, and executives through […]

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]]> Over 200 attend UP’s Langkápan /over-200-attend-ups-langkapan/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:48:13 +0000 /?p=53588 More than 200 constituents of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK PolyU) and over 80 constituents of UP Diliman (èßäAV) and UP Manila (UPM) attended the UP-hosted Langkápan: UP x HK PolyU (Langkápan) on Jan. 4 at the David M. Consunji Theater of the èßäAV Institute of Civil Engineering. In 2023, the two universities signed […]

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