Alumni

The UPOU Multimedia Center organized the Kwentong OU Digital Video and Multimedia Festival and Competition. This was launched in November 2019 as one of the activities for UPOU's 25th Anniversary Celebration in 2020. The members of the UPOU Community  university, particularly students, and alumni were encouraged to share their Kwentong OU through videos. On  30 April 2022, after several postponements because of the pandemic, the awarding ceremony for the festival and competition was aired via UPOU Networks' FB page. The winners are as follows: First Place: Pag-asa by Rizaldy C. Tamon, a Bachelor of Education Studies (2019) and Graduate Certificate [...]

The global pandemic forced teachers to conduct synchronous classes via online platforms, such as Zoom and Google Meet.  It also led to the establishment of DepEd TVwhich is the Department of Education’s (DepEd) main platform of delivering lessons to all grade levels through television (TV). The initiative required teacher-broadcasters to deliver the lessons on TV.  Out of more than 4,000 applicants, Jerson Q. Orbiso, a Diploma in Language and Literacy Education (DLLE) alumnus and a Master of Arts in Language and Literacy Education (MLLE) student at the Faculty of Education (FEd) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), [...]

UP Open University (UPOU) Master of ASEAN Studies  (MAS) alum, Ambassador Elizabeth Buensuceso, authored a book drawn from her Master’s thesis.  Her book is titled “ASEAN Centrality: An Autoethnographic Account by a Philippine Diplomat” and was published this 2021 under Yusuf Ishak ISEAS in Singapore. The book is Ambassador Buensuceso’s exploration of a more authentic meaning of the “ASEAN Centrality” based on her point of view and her own practice and experiences as a diplomat from one of ASEAN’s five founding members. In the introduction of her book, the author specifies that the intent of the book is to “problematize the [...]

On 31 July 2021, the University of the Philippines Open University Alumni Foundation, Inc. (UPOUAFI) Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) Chapter conducted a virtual workshop titled “ISTORYA: Mga Makabuluhang Kwento ng mga Cyber Isko at Iska.” This was held as part of the two-day first-ever UPOU Alumni Congress. Hosted by Mr. Josemaria Basig, a Master of Development Communication graduate, the said event also served as the launching of the FICS Alumni Chapter’s video blog project called ISTORYA, a collection of stories featuring the lives of alumni, current students, professors, including the state of affairs of the larger UPOU [...]

The  University of the Philippines Open University Alumni Foundation, Inc. (UPOUAFI) Faculty of Education (FEd) Chapter conducted a Roundtable discussion  entitled, “FEed Your Mind: A UPOU FEd Alumni Kapihan at Talakayan” as part of the UP Open University (UPOU) Alumni Congress on 30 July 2021. The discussion revolved on how UPOU has helped the FEd alumni as educators face the challenges of online learning. The panelists also  shared their learnings and experiences as UPOU graduates and in their respective jobs.  The panelists of the roundtable were Dr. Maria Rowena D.R. Raymundo, MD (Master of Distance Education Graduate), Ms. Katherine Bonsato [...]