TACLOBAN CITY – The University of the Philippines Board of Regents (BOR) has officially elevated the University of the Philippines Tacloban College (UPTC) into a constituent university of the UP System. It was approved during its 1409th meeting on Tuesday in Diliman, Quezon City. The institution...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Provincial Board cited the collaboration between the Panay Bukidnon Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and the research team of the University of the Philippines Visayas after the book Epics of Panay won in the 43rd National Book Awards. The team behind Humadapnon (Ginlawan):...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) traced a 17-year-old motorcycle rider who fled after a hit-and-run in UP Campus, Quezon City, and later facilitated a settlement with the car driver involved. The incident happened at around 3:51 a.m. on May 16 along C.P. Garcia Avenue corner Masinsinan...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) is tracking three motorcycle riders who were allegedly involved in a hit-and-run incident at the corner C.P. Garcia Avenue and Masinsinan Street in Barangay UP Campus, Quezon City, at 3:51 a.m. on May 16. Initial investigation showed that the 58-year-old...
After days of rumors about a leadership change in the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Malacañang finally confirmed on May 18 that DBM Undersecretary Kim Robert de Leon had been appointed as the department’s new head. In announcing De Leon 's appointment, Malacañang highlighted...
The University of the Philippines (UP) became the first Philippine university authorized to operate as a Registration Authority under the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) Philippine National Public Key Infrastructure (PNPKI), enabling identity verification and...
The University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) is now accepting applicants for its new Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology (BS RadTech) program, approved by the UP Board of Regents on April 30. The initiative responds to the country’s shortage of radiologic technologists and opens...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has called for a full, independent and unobstructed accounting of the recent unfortunate events that unfolded in the Senate this week, particularly the shooting incident and the predawn disappearance of one of their colleagues. Hontiveros made the call as she criticized the...
The University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin) has officially opened its newly established School of Medicine (SoMed) and is now accepting applications for its Doctor of Medicine program. UP President Angelo Jimenez said “the initiative aims to increase the number of physicians serving...
The University of the Philippines (UP) unveiled its strengthened innovation program at the Inoblasyon: The UP Innovation Summit 2026 in Taguig City, presenting how research is being turned into technologies, startups, and partnerships that support national development. The presentation was held at...
The University of the Philippines (UP) will bring together leaders from industry, government, and academia for its first Inoblasyon innovation summit, set on May 5 to 6 at the SMX Convention Center Aura in Bonifacio Global City. Dubbed “Inoblasyon: The UP Innovation Summit 2026,” the two-day...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Saturday, May 2, launched a manhunt for the man who robbed a female commuter at the EDSA–Quezon Avenue footbridge in Barangay Pinyahan, after she shared the incident on social media. The incident happened on April 24, around 10 p.m., when the woman was...
