Featured Archives - University of the Philippines Diliman /tag/featured/ University of the Philippines Diliman Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:52:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-upd-favicon-32x32.png Featured Archives - University of the Philippines Diliman /tag/featured/ 32 32 Celebrating PRIDE at èßäAV: Noelynna T. Ramos, DSc, geologist and professor /noelynna-t-ramos-dsc-geologist-professor-upds-pride/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:54:56 +0000 /?p=58733 This Pride Month, UP Diliman (èßäAV) proudly introduces Noelynna T. Ramos, DSc, geologist, researcher, and èßäAV faculty for 20 years. A professor at the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), she has also been the institute’s director since 2024. A tireless geologist and researcher, Ramos’ articles have been published in various Scopus-indexed and Clarivate Analytics-indexed […]

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]]> èßäAV, QCLGU to host biggest pride march in Asia /upd-qclgu-to-host-biggest-pride-march-in-asia/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:50:31 +0000 /?p=58741 Equality shines brightly in UP Diliman (èßäAV) as the University formally joined hands with the Quezon City Local Government Unit (QCLGU) for a month-long celebration of Pride Month 2026. On Saturday, June 27, some 300,000 members of the LGBTQIA+ community, their families, allies, and other Pride participants are expected to descend on the èßäAV campus […]

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]]> Two èßäAV professors among Asia’s top scientists /two-upd-professors-among-asias-top-scientists/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:25:16 +0000 /?p=58718 Mary Donabelle L. Balela, PhD and Aurelio A. de los Reyes V, Dr.rer.nat. Mathematics, two professors from UP Diliman (èßäAV), made it to the 2026 Asian Scientist 100. Balela is a professor at the èßäAV Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering and De Los Reyes is a professor at the èßäAV Institute of Mathematics. […]

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]]> CEd designated National Center of Excellence in Teacher Education /ced-designated-national-center-of-excellence-in-teacher-education/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:41:56 +0000 /?p=58678 This June, the Teacher Education Council (TEC) designated UP Diliman, through the College of Education (CEd), as one of 13 Teacher Education Institutions that are Teacher Education Centers of Excellence. According to a TEC Facebook post, èßäAV is one of five National Centers of Excellence in Teacher Education. Below is a story by the CEd. […]

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]]> èßäAV has 48 UP Social Scientists /upd-has-48-up-social-scientists/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:42:29 +0000 /?p=58661 Forty-eight UP Diliman (èßäAV) faculty members and researchers were appointed as UP Social Scientists / UP Scholars across various ranks under the UP Social Sciences and Philosophy Productivity (SSPP) System. The inaugural run of UP Social Scientist / UP Scholar award recognized two batches of appointees from èßäAV—13 for the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 – […]

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]]> èßäAV has 35 UP Artists for 2023-2026 /upd-has-35-up-artists-for-2023-2026/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:06:28 +0000 /?p=58638 Congratulations to the University’s UP Artists! In this cycle, 35 of the 48 artistic members of the UP Community are from UP Diliman (èßäAV). Of the 35, 23 are ranked as UP Artist I, eight as UP Artist II, and four as UP Artist III. For Calendar Year (CY) 2023-2025, èßäAV had 16 UP Artists […]

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]]> èßäAV tops CPA licensures, lone top performing school /upd-tops-cpa-licensures-lone-top-performing-school/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:20:24 +0000 /?p=58627 A UP Diliman (èßäAV) Cesar E.A. Virata School of Business (VSB) alumnus has topped the May 2026 Certified Public Accountants Licensure Examination. James Al A. Serondo, a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy, topped the licensure examination with a 91.17% rating. According to his Facebook account, Serondo is chair of the […]

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]]> Zosimo E. Lee, 1952-2026 /zosimo-e-lee-1952-2026/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:41:24 +0000 /?p=58622 UP Diliman (èßäAV) woke up to a very sad news of the passing of its own. Zosimo E. Lee, PhD, former professor of Philosophy and former dean of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (2004-2010) has passed peacefully on the morning of June 2. Lee, who served the University for 45 years, pioneered the […]

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]]> èßäAV gets 100% in environmental planners’ exam /upd-gets-100-in-environmental-planners-exam/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:42:37 +0000 /?p=58610 All 62 examinees from UP Diliman (èßäAV) School of Regional and Urban Planning passed the May 2026 Environmental Planners Computer-Based Licensure Examination. This gave the University a 100% passing rate, ranking first among the top performing schools, a distinction shared with UP Open University and UP Visayas. Three examinees from èßäAV also landed in the […]

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]]> èßäAV launches tech-supported walking tour /upd-launches-tech-supported-walking-tour/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:23:11 +0000 /?p=58582 In celebration of Heritage Month 2026, the UP Diliman (èßäAV) Asian Institute of Tourism (AIT) and the èßäAV Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts launched the SULYAP: Buildings and Places of Interest in UP Diliman (SULYAP) on May 26 at the UP Theater Canopy. SULYAP is a QR code-based self-guided heritage walking tour […]

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]]> èßäAV prof is NRCP section chair /upd-prof-is-nrcp-section-chair/ Thu, 28 May 2026 01:47:20 +0000 /?p=58554 Ebinezer R. Florano, PhD, a professor at the UP Diliman (èßäAV) National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), has recently been elected as section chair of the Governmental Policies of Division 1 (Educational, Governmental, and International Policies) of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP).

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]]> èßäAV has 100% passing rate, tops May 2026 chemical engineers’ licensures /upd-has-100-passing-rate-tops-may-2026-chemical-engineers-licensures/ Thu, 28 May 2026 01:27:39 +0000 /?p=58547 UP Diliman (èßäAV) posted a 100% passing rate in the May 2026 Chemical Engineers Computer-Based Licensure Examination, according to the data posted at the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) website. Not only that, three of the nine first-time examinees from èßäAV placed first, fourth, and seventh, respectively, in the list of passers who garnered high scores. […]

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