The year is 2007. The late afternoon sun penetrates the glass windows of Bulwagang Rizal’s Gallery 1, uncovering different angles and textures of a Parts Bagani painting sprawled across a wall—lush, green rainforest under a vast, vermillion sky; along the trees, a procession of silhouettes of armed revolutionaries. A few steps from the painting, […]
Category: Making a difference
For over three decades, the Ƶ (UP) has been helping address the nation’s educational challenges through the Gurong Pahinungód (GP) Program. his initiative has deployed more than 400 dedicated volunteer teachers to public high schools nationwide, focusing particularly on underserved and remote communities recommended by the Department of Education. No […]
It was almost midnight on November 11, 2020 when Ulysses (Vamco) made landfall in Quezon Province. The soon to be Category 4 typhoon would bring Luzon’s dams to failure, flooding both the Marikina and Cagayan River Basins. Water levels of the Marikina River back then exceeded even those during Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) which wreaked havoc […]
In a paper first published on August 10, 2024, researchers Ludhovik Luiz Madrid and Dr. Susan Arco from the Ƶ Diliman College of Science Institute of Chemistry (UPD-CS IC) and Ser John Lynon Perez of the UPD College of Science Natural Sciences Research Institute (UPD-CS NSRI) reported their successful development of a […]
There are many systemic challenges that hinder hearing-impaired and other differently-abled Filipinos from accessing essential health services. To address some of these challenges and bring quality health care closer to these patients, members of UP Medical Students for Social Responsibility (UPMSSR) at UP Manila have created and launched a handbook. Titled “MediSIGN,” the handbook aims […]
For weeks, graduate students Rance Derrick Pavon and Khristine Balaga of the Ƶ Diliman Institute of Biology (UPD IB) woke up before the crack of dawn to go to the busiest wet markets in Metro Manila. As members of the IB’s Pathogen-Host-Environment Interaction Laboratory, their mission was to get as many […]
Pagkagaling sa eskwela, agad na nagtungo ang batang si Angel Mae C. Otom sa tabing-dagat, ilang kilometro lamang ang layo mula sa kanilang tahanan sa bayan ng Baretto, Olongapo, Zambales. Doon sa tabing-dagat madalas maglaro si Angel kasama ang kanyang mga pinsan. Kaiba ang dagat nang araw na iyon. Nang ihakbang niya ang […]
A team of researchers from the Ƶ (UP) Manila recently unveiled the E-Tox Point of Care Testing (POCT) device that aims to address gaps in toxicology testing in the country. This device comes in two models: E-Tox-NPS, designed to detect New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) such as ketamine, synthetic cannabinoids, and synthetic cathinones; […]
“Welcome to Taguig City in Metro Manila and welcome to Anthro on Foot’s walking tour!” says a friendly voice on the Anthro on Foot Youtube channel. This audio walking tour project, founded by UP alumna and anthropologist Raizel Pauline Albano, was recently awarded UNESCO’s prestigious 2024 Global Awards for World Heritage Education Innovative Cases (AWHEIC) […]
Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) has had a severe impact on the country, including several campuses of the Ƶ (UP). Thousands of staff, students, and faculty members within UP’s constituent universities have been forced to cope with flooding, landslides, and infrastructure damage caused by the torrential monsoon rains. The situation has necessitated […]