Tag: University of the Philippines
UP Visayas creates legal team to help community members uphold freedom of speech, assembly
The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) has created a Community Legal Assistance Group to help its students, faculty, and staff uphold their constitutional rights to freedom of speech and assembly amidst rising cases of violations.
LOOK: Restored UP Chapel seen this Holy Week in virtual tour
You can see the restored University of the Philippines (UP) Chapel this Holy Week in a virtual tour hosted by DMCI Homes.
Treat pandemic as disaster that needs preparedness, UP scientist says
“Let’s think of pandemics and even localized epidemics as disasters for which we need preparedness and mitigation strategies,” academician, Emeritus Prof. Michael Lim Tan of the University of the Philippines said during his presentation on “COVID-19, Circularity and Better Normal: Recovery and Rebuilding,” at the Annual Scientific Conference and 88th General Membership Assembly of the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP).
UP student Mark Francis Plaza wins International Hotel Challenge
University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) student Mark Francis Plaza has won the 2021 International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) Hotel Challenge that tested participants’ skills in managing a simulated hotel.
UP scientists save world’s only freshwater sardine Tawilis from species extinction
University of the Philippines (UP) scientists have saved the world’s only freshwater sardine locally known as "tawilis" (Sardinella tawilis) from possible extinction.
UP scientist Deo Onda ready for historic 1st-ever human dive to Emden Deep
University of the Philippines (UP) marine scientist Dr. Deo Florence L. Onda is ready for his historic first-ever human dive to Emden Deep, the 3rd deepest spot on Earth found in the Philippine Trench.
Philippines’ Maya 2 cube satellite starts space mission after ISS deployment to orbit
The Philippines' Maya-2 cube satellite has started its space mission after being deployed from the International Space Station (ISS).
Flower “beds” garden art at UP PGH honors Covid 19 pandemic frontliners
Flower "beds" garden art made of discarded hospital beds are now on display at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) to honor fallen frontline heroes on the first anniversary of the declaration of the Luzon-wide lock down brought on by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the transformation of the UP PGH as a Covid referral center.
Filipino sports, youth leaders, Covid vaccine, UP – these good news stories top February...
Good news stories about Filipinos and the Philippines continued to give the people hope in February, with headlines about sports, exemplary youth leaders, Covid-19 vaccine, and the University of the Philippines topping our headlines.
WATCH: 1st-ever Jose Rizal Virtual Walking Tour Madrid guided by University of the Philippines...
The first-ever Jose Rizal Virtual Walking Tour Madrid written and narrated by University of the Philippines (UP) historian Dr. Ros Costelo, produced by the Philippine Embassy in Spain under the leadership of Amb. Philippe Jones Lhuillier and the Philippines’ National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), is now available for viewing after being launched on March 6, 2021.
UP historian Dr. Ros Costelo receives highest academic honors in Spain
University of the Philippines (UP) historian Dr. Ros Costelo received the mark of sobresaliente cum laude, the highest possible recognition that can be bestowed by the Spanish educational system when she graduated with a doctorate degree in Contemporary History from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain’s most prestigious academic institution which counts Jose Rizal and Antonio Luna among its distinguished alumni.
Cheaper yeast-based COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Fil-Am biologist-priest Nicanor Austriaco
Filipino-American molecular biologist and priest Nicanor Austriaco has confirmed that he is currently working on a cheaper yeast-based oral COVID-19 vaccine that will be made more accessible to Filipinos.
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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.
