UP Diliman Information Office

“Three engineers from UP Diliman (UPD) developed a new, sustainable design for a motor that can be used in electric vehicles.

“Lew Andrew Tria, PhD, Ramon Florentino Santos, and Belle Sermeno of the UPD College of Engineering (COE) Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute, successfully registered a utility model for a modular stator segmented rotor switched reluctance motor with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines.”

Read the article at https://upd.edu.ph/upd-engineers-register-utility-model/.

“A UP Diliman (UPD) Cesar E.A. Virata School of Business (VSB) alumnus has topped the May 2026 Certified Public Accountants Licensure Examination.

“James Al A. Serondo, a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy, topped the licensure examination with a 91.17% rating.”

Read the article here: https://upd.edu.ph/upd-tops-cpa-licensures-lone-top-performing-school/.

“Zosimo E. Lee, PhD, former professor of Philosophy and former dean of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (2004-2010) has passed peacefully on the morning of June 2.”

Read the article at https://upd.edu.ph/zosimo-e-lee-1952-2026/.

“All 62 examinees from UP Diliman (UPD) School of Regional and Urban Planning passed the May 2026 Environmental Planners Computer-Based Licensure Examination. This gave the University a 100% passing rate, ranking first among the top performing schools, a distinction shared with UP Open University and UP Visayas.”

Read the article here: https://upd.edu.ph/upd-gets-100-in-environmental-planners-exam/.

“In celebration of Heritage Month 2026, the UP Diliman (UPD) Asian Institute of Tourism (AIT) and the UPD Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts launched the ‘SULYAP: Buildings and Places of Interest in UP Diliman’ (SULYAP) on May 26 at the UP Theater Canopy.”

Read the article at https://upd.edu.ph/upd-launches-tech-supported-walking-tour/.

“UP Diliman (UPD) posted a 100% passing rate in the May 2026 Chemical Engineers Computer-Based Licensure Examination, according to the data posted at the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) website.

“Not only that, three of the nine first-time examinees from UPD placed first, fourth, and seventh, respectively, in the list of passers who garnered high scores.”

Read the article here: https://upd.edu.ph/upd-has-100-passing-rate-tops-may-2026-chemical-engineers-licensures/.

“Ebinezer R. Florano, PhD, a professor at the UP Diliman (UPD) National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), has recently been elected as section chair of the Governmental Policies of Division 1 (Educational, Governmental, and International Policies) of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP).”

Read the article at https://upd.edu.ph/upd-prof-is-nrcp-section-chair/.

“Following Proclamation No. 1264 by the President of the Philippines and published in the Official Gazette of the Malacañan Palace declaring May 27 as a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Adha, the UP Diliman (UPD) Office of the Chancellor announced that classes and work (except for essential offices) at UPD are suspended.”

Following Proclamation No. 1264 by the President of the Philippines and published in the Official Gazette of the Malacañan Palace declaring May 27 as a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Adha, the UP Diliman (UPD) Office of the Chancellor announced that classes and work (except for essential offices) at UPD are suspended.

“Touted by the UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor himself as a symbol of perseverance, compassion, and the use of science in the service of justice, human dignity, and national development, the locally-fabricated Sexual Assault Investigation Kit (SAI.Kit) was finally launched on May 19 at the UPD Natural Sciences Research Institute (NSRI) Conference Room.”

Read the article at https://upd.edu.ph/upd-launches-sexual-assault-investigation-kit/.

“Kim Robert C. de Leon, assistant professor at the UP Diliman (UPD) National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), has been appointed as Department of Budget and Management (DBM) secretary, and took his oath of office on May 19 at the Malacañang Palace.”

Read the article here: https://upd.edu.ph/ncpag-faculty-appointed-dbm-chief/.