Announcement

The UP Philippine General Hospital blood stocks are in very critical levels. We encourage voluntary, non-remunerated, non-pre deposit, non-replacement donors (in accordance with the Republic Act 7199: National Blood Services Act). The blood donor center is open 7 days a week, including holidays, online scheduling is encouraged. Mobile blood drives in your area can be coordinated through the UP-PGH Blood Bank (look for Ms. Rore Enriquez: 85548400 local 3214/ 09474523667). For other inquiries, contact +63 947 488 2817. #UPOpenUniversity

On Ugnayan ng Pahinungód's 28th inception anniversary, we look back at the question that started it all. Read the complete article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer's June 6, 1993 issue here: bit.ly/HasUPLostItsSoul #Makibahagi #maglinkgod #MagPahinungod #UPOpenUniversity

How would political campaigns be waged during the pandemic, a public health crisis that has severely limited all our social, political, and economic activities? Amidst this overwhelming constraint, all indications show that the Presidential elections, slated for May 2022, will be held in the midst of so many challenges confronting this political engagement. This third national forum, titled “Campaign Dynamics During the Pandemic,” under the National Forum on Communication and Democracy – Philippine Elections 2022, organized by the Philippines Communication Society (PCS). This forum will feature how national candidates deal with the severe constraints presented by the Pandemic-prompted [...]

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies welcomes its new students this First Semester AY 2021-2022. New students are requested to log in to the “UPOU Student Orientation” course site at UPOU MyPortal (myportal.upou.edu.ph) to know more about their respective programs. Programs with student orientation via Zoom are as follows: Master of Arts in Nursing – 13 September 2021, 4:00 PM (Zoom meeting details have been sent directly to the student emails) Master of Public Management – 14 September 2021, 10:00 AM (Zoom meeting details have been sent directly to the student emails) Graduate Certificate in /Master of ASEAN Studies – 20 September [...]

Dr. Diego Maranan, a faculty member of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies, UP Open University (UPOU), is one of the speakers at the Design Futures 2021 webinar. Register here: https://linktr.ee/InternationalDesignConPH #UPOpenUniversity

𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 that Peace Education will now be part of the Common Module Topics of the National Service Training Program (NSTP)? Join us in our discussion about this and more on 𝐊𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐀𝐍: 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐏 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 webinar, this 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏, 𝐚𝐭 𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 (𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞) via Zoom and YouTube Live. Staunch advocates of peace 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨-𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 (Miriam College), 𝐃𝐫. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐁. 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐚 (Bicol University) and 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐭. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐘𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 (Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology) will share their valuable insights on peace education in [...]

International Conference on Open and Distance eLearning - ICODeL will be held from 13-15 October 2021 with the theme “The University of the Future: Sustainability and Agility Amidst Disruption.” Unlike previous conferences, ICODeL 2021 will be held entirely as a virtual event due to the ongoing global public health crisis brought about by the COVID-19. All presentations will be delivered online. Paper presenters are required to submit video recordings or slide presentations with recorded narration before the conference. Asynchronous and synchronous interactions between the presenters and the participants will take place in a designated online platform. For more details [...]

The University of the Philippines in partnership with UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center and in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital would like to invite you to join the Fight Against COVID-19!   Registration slots are limited to this SPECIAL EDITION of  the STOP COVID DEATHS Webinar Series,  so sign up NOW:  bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar71 Webinar #71 “Ano nga ba ang COVID-19 Booster Shots?” September 24, 2021 (Friday) 12nn Presenters: Dr. Nina Gloriani Chair, Vaccine Expert Panel Department of Science and Technology Dr. Marie Carmela Lapitan Professor, Institute of Clinical Epidemiology UP Manila National Institutes of Health Reactors: Dr. Rolando Enrique D. Domingo Director-General Food and Drug Administration Philippines Dr. Sonia Salamat Adult Infectious Diseases [...]

The Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission (HRVVMC), with its partners, the UP Open University and the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation, presents a series of wide- ranging talks from prominent human rights advocates, academics and victims of the Marcos Martial Law period this coming September 21 to 24. These events will be covered LiVE via ZOOM at 3:00- 5:00pm daily and all interested participants are advised to simply register to reserve special seats to these historic lectures here: https://bit.ly/3AahAHm To those unable to join us through Zoom, please check out the livestream on this [...]

The 50th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines and the upcoming national elections call for historical awareness from our voting populace. Once again, the University of the Philippines (UP) is set to honor the struggles of the Filipino people under the authoritarian regime and the University’s contributions in the uprising against the Marcos dictatorship through the UP Days of Remembrance. This year’s UP Days of Remembrance will be a week-long virtual commemoration held from September 20 to 24, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. With the theme “Dambana ng Gunita: Mga Batayang Katotohanan at Aral [...]