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As he takes on a new role in public health leadership, the University of the Philippines congratulates its alumnus, Dr. Edwin Mercado, on his appointment as the new secretary of the Department of Health. With extensive experience in health care operations, health financing, and universal health care, Mercado brings a wealth of knowledge […] The post Dr. Edwin Mercado is DOH Secretary first…
Atty. Herminio Bagro III, secretary of the UPAA (leftmost), moderates the panel discussion as 2026 Distinguished Alumni Awardees (starting second from left) Neil Aldrin Mallari, Dr. Raymundo Lo, Dr. Ericson Dela Cruz, and Associate Justice Jaime Fortunato Caringal share their experiences and insights about serving the nation with excellence and with moral integrity. Photo by […] The post 41st UP…
Looking back and beyond. Experts gathered to reflect on the historic journey of Diwata-1 and shared insights on the future of space science and technology in the Philippines. Diwata-1, the Philippines’ first microsatellite launched into space more than a decade ago, was developed by engineers and scientists from the University of the Philippines, Tohoku University, […] The post UP hosts PhilSA…
The University of the Philippines and Institute for Social Entrepreneurship are gearing up for a collaborative project to uplift social enterprises and advance social innovation. As the fifth Social Enterprise Advocacy and Leveraging Conference in Asia opened Aug. 13, UP and ISEA held a ceremonial signing of the memorandum of understanding for the […] The post UP, ISEA ink MOU for joint project on…
Leaders of the Nurunutan Yang Tagbanua Calamian Tong Calawit may Quezon Indigenous peoples organization in Palawan, led by Chairman Roy Dabuit, met with University of the Philippines officials, headed by President Angelo Jimenez, Aug. 4 at the Executive House, UP Diliman. Jimenez visited their community in March, when he was speaker for the […] The post UP president meets with Tagbanua IP org…
The University of the Philippines congratulates its alumna, Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho, on her appointment as the new president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. She was sworn into office, Aug. 11 at the Malacañang Palace. Ho brings her decades of experience and expertise in public health and […] The post Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho is PhilHealth’s President and…
University of the Philippines President Angelo Jimenez hosted a reception at the Executive House, UP Diliman, for the University of Reading delegation, following the Climate and Sustainability Forum at Balaw Kalinaw, Aug. 5. Titled, From Climate Prediction to Climate Resilience: Research, Capacity Development and Resilient Infrastructure in the Philippines, the forum was organized […] The post UP…
“The oceans are full of plastic because the oceans cannot vote.” University of the Philippines President Angelo Jimenez told the second batch of Lawod fellows of the Kalalawdan Fellowship Program during their courtesy visit, Aug. 3 at the Executive House, UP Diliman. “For science to really make an impact, we have to […] The post Lawod fellows meet with UP president first appeared on University of…
Associate Professor Rowaldo “Wali” Del Mundo of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute, College of Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman, is the UP System’s newly-appointed Vice President for Development, effective August 3. He is concurrent CoE associate dean for public engagement, heads the EEEI Power Systems Simulation Laboratory, and is the faculty […] The post UP…
UPRI Executive Director Alfredo Mahar Francisco Lagmay (2nd from left) presents a token symbolizing the official turnover of the DengueR dashboard to Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Carlo Sotto (3rd from left), as Dr. Darwin Bandoy (leftmost) and Dr. Rolando Cruz (rightmost) look on. Photo by Misael Bacani, UPS-MCO. The University of the Philippines Resilience […] The post SanData 2026 presents…
