UP Office of Alumni Relations

[Health UPdates]
The University of the Philippines, in partnership with the UP Manila - National Institutes of Health, and in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital, and UP College of Medicine, would like to invite you to attend this webinar!

Join us today on the 286th episode of Health UPdates, "How Do Vapes Cause Lung Injury and Cancer? E-Cigarettes Are Harmful" and learn about the severe physiological consequences of e-cigarette use. We will also have an in-depth examination of e-cigarette or va**ng product use-associated lung injury, an acute, non-infectious inflammatory syndrome characterized by diffuse alveolar damage, lipoid pneumonitis, and severe respiratory insufficiency.

Listen to the talks of Dr. Maria Encarnita B. Limpin, a distinguished pulmonologist from the Philippine Heart Center who previously served as president of the Philippine College of Physicians.

This is free and OPEN TO ALL.

Register via Zoom: bit.ly/HealthUpdatesWebinar286

Health UPdates is streamed live every Friday at 12 noon via TVUP on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TVUP.ph and
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/

ICYMI: UP Tacloban becomes the 9th constituent university of the UP System as of today, as approved by the UP Board of Regents on its 1409th meeting.

The UP Board of Regents, at its 1409th meeting held on 27 May 2026, approved the elevation of UP Tacloban as the 9th constituent university of the UP System.

In observance of Eid'l Adha, the UP Office of Alumni Relations will be closed today. The office will resume its regular schedule tomorrow.

We extend our warm wishes to everyone who observe this blessed occasion.

[Health UPdates]
The University of the Philippines, in partnership with the UP Manila - National Institutes of Health, and in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital, and UP College of Medicine, would like to invite you to attend this webinar!

Join us today on the 285th episode of Health UPdates, "Rats, Dust, and Danger: Ano Ang Dapat Alamin Tungkol sa Hantavirus?" and learn about the Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, which is a devastating manifestation characterized by a prodromal phase of fever, severe myalgia, and gastrointestinal distress that rapidly escalates into bilateral pulmonary edema, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and refractory cardiogenic shock.

Listen to the talks of Dr. Arthur Dessi E. Roman, who is the current President of the Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

This is free and OPEN TO ALL.

Register via Zoom: bit.ly/HealthUpdatesWebinar285

Health UPdates is streamed live every Friday at 12 noon via TVUP on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TVUP.ph and
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/

Come join the 2026 UP Manila Fun Run happening on 21 June 2026 (Sunday)! As part of UP's foundation celebration on June, this activity is open to the UP community. Registration is until 15 June 2026.

Refer to the post and registration link below for race kit prices and other details.
Register at: https://bit.ly/2026UPManilaFunRun

UP Manila! Takbo? Ano, tara? 🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍♂️‍➡️

Dahil alam naming hinding-hindi magpapahuli ang mga taga-UP… kahit na sa takbuhan, inihahandog ng UP Manila ang 2026 UP Manila Fun Run.

Sumabay sa pagtakbo kasama ang buong UP Manila community at ipagdiwang ang kalusugan, pagkakaisa, at serbisyo sa bayan. Ang aktibidad na ito ay bukas sa lahat ng UP students, faculty, staff, alumni, PGH employees, at maging sa mga furbabies!

Register at: https://bit.ly/2026UPManilaFunRun

Registration period: May 18, 2026 - June 15, 2026

SAVE THE DATE!
📍 Quirino Grandstand / Roxas Boulevard
🗓 June 21, 2026 (Sunday)
🕔 Gun Start: 5:00 AM

Ang aktibidad na ito ay parte ng selebrasyon ng UP Foundation sa Hunyo.

UP alumna Marianne I. Bringas has been assigned as Consul in the Philippine Consulate General in Sydney, Australia last 23 April 2026. She was previously assigned as Third Secretary and Vice Consul at the Philippine Embassy in The Netherlands, and Vice Consul at the Philippine Consulate General in UAE.

Congratulations, Consul Bringas! The UP community is proud of you.

[Health UPdates]
The University of the Philippines, in partnership with the UP Manila - National Institutes of Health, and in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital, and UP College of Medicine, would like to invite you to attend this webinar!

Join us today on the 284th episode of Health UPdates, "May Gamot Ba Para Di Ma-Infect sa HIV?" and learn about Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, or PrEP, as it leads the paradigm shift in HIV prevention.

Listen to the talks of Dr. Teodora Elvira C. Wi, an HIV/AIDS & STI expert. She is the Team Lead, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STIs) from the Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis, and STI Programmes, World Health Organization HQ.

This is free and OPEN TO ALL.

Register via Zoom: bit.ly/HealthUpdatesWebinar284

Health UPdates is streamed live every Friday at 12 noon via TVUP on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TVUP.ph and
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/

The University of the Philippines International Nursing and Healthcare Forum is calling for nominations for the 2026 UPINHF Annual Awards. Criteria and nomination requirements may be browsed through their website at https://www.upinhf.org/awards-and-citations/

Submit required documents by emailing to [email protected]. Deadline of nominations is on 15 June 2026.