Menstrual justice advocates and public health experts underscored the urgent need to address period poverty in the country, in a May 8 forum hosted by the University of the Philippines Centre International de Formation des Autorités et Leaders (UP-CIFAL). “Bridging the Gender Health Gap: A Forum on Addressing Period Poverty in the Philippines,” […]
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The University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) will be administered by UP at testing centers in all regions across the nation, in line with the University’s aim of making UP education accessible to the most geographically disadvantaged and financially challenged Filipino youth today. This year, marking an increase from 102 testing sites in […]
Muling bumalik sa ikalawa at huling pagkakataon sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (UP) sa Diliman ang awtor at peryodistang si Patricia C. Evangelista para sa huling paglalayag ng kaniyang librong “Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country.” Inorganisa ito ng Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP), sa pangunguna ni Girlie […]
Three Diploma in Midwifery (DM) graduates from the UP Manila School of Health Sciences (UPM-SHS) were among the top ten passers of the April 2024 Licensure Examination for Midwives, as announced by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on May 6. Samantha May Aglit Torcuan, who belongs to DM Batch 11 of UPM-SHS Baler, Aurora, […]
Constituents and alumni of the University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin) engaged with UP President Angelo Jimenez in a townhall meeting held at the atrium of UP Mindanao Administration Building, Mintal, Davao City on May 7, 2024. Jimenez flew to the campus to launch the UP System Strategic Plan 2023-2029 and establish a strong […]
University of the Philippines (UP) President Angelo Jimenez announced in a conference on May 7 that several new degree programs would be hosted and offered by UP Mindanao, in line with the University’s strategic thrust to contribute more actively to the growth and development in the region. Jimenez also unveiled concrete plans to make […]
Throughout history, music has played various functions: to tell a story, to worship God, to provide entertainment, and even to take part in resistance. Music has the capacity to transport its listeners from their current spatial and temporal borders to distant lands, bygone eras, and forgotten memories—all through sheer aural power alone. Indeed, to […]
UP was the only Philippine university ranked in two of the five broad subject areas in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (WUR) by Subject 2024. These subject clusters were “Life Sciences and Medicine” (401-450) and “Engineering and Technology” (501-550). According to the QS website, 1,559 universities and “over 16,300 academic programmes were ranked […]
Every first of May, Labor Day is commemorated around the world in honor of workers’ immeasurable contributions to society and the continuing struggle to uphold labor rights and welfare. May 1 is important rallying point for the mobilizations of labor groups and unions around the world. Filipino workers first marked Labor Day in 1903 as […]
The University of the Philippines’ (UP) “Hamon ng Himig” music tutoring program was successfully launched at the Music Hall of the UP College of Music, Diliman, Quezon City on April 8. The program offers UP students across campuses, especially those residing in UP dormitories, free guitar and choir-singing classes from April to June 2024. […]