A strong opposition was expressed by the System-wide University Library Council of the University of the Philippines (UP) to the removal and banning of "subversive" books and materials from libraries not just in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) but anywhere else in the country. (Photo...
Paolo Benjamin Guico of the OPM band Ben&Ben paid tribute to a Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) student who died in the fire. (Photo from Elise Danielle Delos Reyes) Guico performed in the wake of Melanie Trinidad, a graduating student from PUP who died i n a fire after she...
The University of the Philippines - Los Baños (UPLB) posted a 100 percent passing rate in the October 2021 Chemist Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission announced. (Photo from uplb.edu.ph) Meanwhile, the Adamson University, UPLB, and Mindanao State University - Marawi...
A broad network of Filipino teachers, researchers, school administrators, and other education professionals commended the University of the Philippines Board of Regents (UP BOR) for “unanimously approving” a resolution on the institutionalization of the UP-DND (Department of National Defense)...
A minor receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Lakeshore in Taguig City on Nov. 2, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The people’s preference for a specific vaccine brand against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been one of the issues affecting the country’s vaccination rollout. Dr. Teodoro...
Members of the House of Representatives are urged by the University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents to declare as null and void the motion for reconsideration on the approval of House Bill No. 10171 which would institutionalize the abrogated University of the Philippines-Department of...
Various universities in Baguio declared academic break following students' calls for a break from online classes and academic requirements. (Photo courtesy of NUSP Cordillera) On Thursday, Nov. 4, the Benguet State University (BSU) declared a six-day academic break from Nov. 8 to 13 "to help in any...
The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has been chosen among other institutions for the 2021 Institutional Prize award of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE), the university said on Wednesday, November 3. According to UP's website, the award recognizes...
The looming May 2022 national elections may have raised a few concerns for some citizens especially government employees like whether or not they can express publicly their support for a particular candidate as well as their limitations in doing so and the University of the Philippines (UP) -...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) was urged by the faculty of the University of the Philippines (UP) to stop “misrepresentation of academic freedom.” CONTEND The Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND) on Wednesday, Nov. 3, denounced CHED for defending the...
A total of 15 universities in the country was listed among the best higher education institutions (HEI) in Asia in the 2022 university rankings of global higher education think-tank Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). An additional university made the cut this year, compared to last year's turnout of 14....
After getting approval from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) is now offering the Master of Arts in Education major in Teaching in Challenged Areas (MAED-TCA). Photo from Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Facebook page...
