Tag: University of the Philippines
UP Pep Squad cheers for health workers in PGH COVID-19 center
The University of the Philippines (UP) Varsity Pep Squad gathered together online to cheer for Philippine General Hospital (PGH) health workers who are in the frontlines of the country’s battle against the coronavirus disease pandemic.
Rising demand for ginger-calamansi drinks for frontliners prompts UP students to offer sponsor scheme
"Lukal", the ginger-calamansi health drink concentrate developed by University of the Philippines (UP) students Sofia Tagle and Meghan Sevilla, was welcomed with rising demand both from health workers and ordinary consumers and has prompted the team to offer sponsorship of bottles for donation.
COVID-19 test kit explainer released by UP-PGH as Philippines’ mass testing starts
A COVID-19 test kit explainer was released by the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) as the Philippines started mass testing in communities.
UP Visayas develops alcohol from sugar byproduct to donate to hospitals and frontliners
University of the Philippines Visayas School of Technology (UPV-SoTech) took the lead in developing a sugar byproduct into alcohol for donation to hospitals and frontliners and for public sanitation.
UP-PGH sets up Tele-Kumusta electronic visit to cheer up COVID-19 patients, families
The University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) is addressing the loneliness that COVID-19 patient and their families are going through by setting up an electronic visitation called Tele-Kumusta.
1st UP-DOST microsat Diwata 1 completes space mission after 4 years, reenters earth
The Philippines' first microsatellite, Diwata 1, completed its space mission after four years and has re-entered the Earth's atmosphere.
UP Visayas students stranded in lockdown volunteer to make improvised face shields for health...
University of the Philippines (UP) Visayas students, who were unable to go home due to lockdowns and canceled flights, volunteered to make improvised face shields to be used by health professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Iloilo.
WATCH: UP doctors sing to inspire fellow frontliners fighting against COVID-19
University of the Philippines (UP) doctors singing the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Hymn is in a new video released to inspire their fellow frontliners in the fight against COVID-19.
UP College of Engineering develops UV cleaning chamber for PPEs
The University of the Philippines Diliman College of Engineering (UP Diliman COE) is developing a prototype for a cleaning chamber that uses ultraviolet light exposure to disinfect Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) used by health workers.
Philippine Virgin Coconut Oil treatment for COVID-19 patients on clinical trial in UP-PGH, NCR,...
Philippine Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) as a treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients is now undergoing clinical trials at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), and in hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Region IV-A CALABARZON.
UP and DOST-developed RxBox vital signs monitor for COVID-19 patients now in use at...
Filipino innovation RxBox biomedical monitoring devices are now in use at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), a referral hospital for COVID-19 patients.
HAPPENING NOW: UP-DOST COVID-19 rapid test kit approved for commercial release as nation readies...
The first Philippine-made COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Test Kit developed by the University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health (UP NIH) and financed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has been certified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for commercial release beginning today.
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How to Track your Philippine National ID delivery
Here's how to track the delivery status of your Philippine National Identification (PhilID) card.
