News

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has partnered with the UP Los Baños for the conduct of a webinar series titled “Revitalizing Socioecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS).” This webinar series aims to boost awareness, conservation, and sustainable utilization of SEPLS through experts on the Satoyama landscape in the Philippines. In the first episode of the Revitalizing SEPLS webinar series, Ms. Anne Frances V. Buhay, a Project Assistant at the UP Open University (UPOU), presented her paper entitled Socioecological Production Landscapes in the Philippines: Status, Problems and Future Directions. This was held on 31 March 2022. Ms. Buhay [...]

As part of its public service tradition, the UP Open University (UPOU) holds annual blood donation drives. Now in its tenth year, the UPOU Blood Donation Drive was held on 6 April 2022 at the UPOU Community Hub in Los Baños, Laguna. This year, 60 blood bags were collected, surpassing the 2019 UPOU Blood Donation Drive’s total number of successful donors. Eighty (80) volunteers attended the drive with 20 deferrals due to low hemoglobin levels, hypertension, and other medical conditions.  The medical team advised proper hydration, consuming iron-rich foods and supplements, and making the necessary preparations before the blood donation [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) conducted a live webinar in Ethics in Social Sciences as part of the Research Conversations: Ethics Series 2021 last 25 March 2022. The event featured Dr. Meita Dhamayanti, dr., Sp.A(K)., M. Kes, Professor and Coordinator for the Doctoral Program of the Faculty of Medicine, and former Chair of Research Ethics Committee of the Universitas Padjadjaran as the resource speaker. Assoc. Prof.  Myra D. Oruga, Associate Professor and Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for Research) served as the host of the event. Dr. Dhamayanti discussed the general ethics in social [...]

Dr. Finaflor F. Taylan, the Director of the UP Open University (UPOU) Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) shared her journey as a social worker in celebration of the World Social Work Day. Dr. Taylan served as one of the keynote speakers for the webinar titled “Breaking Boundaries: Women in Power and the Progressive Social Workers” organized by the Junior Social Workers Association of the Philippines of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (JSWAP-PLM). This was held last 23 March 2022 via Zoom and JSWAP-PLM Facebook Page to celebrate World Social Work Day.  Dr. Taylan started her talk with a message “As [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and  Development Studies (FMDS) in cooperation with the UPOU Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) conducted a Let’s Talk it Over (LTiO) webinar titled "Women in Emerging Realities and Crucial Times" last 23 March 2022.   The virtual event was spearheaded by the Diploma in/Master of Social Work (D/MSW) and Diploma in Women and Development (DWD) programs of FMDS in observance of the 2022 World Social Work Day and the National Women’s Month celebrated in March. Ms. Jenine R. Bagos from FMDS moderated the event. The webinar featured Ms. Kristine Joy [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) through its Chancellor, Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, and the National Association for Sikolohiyang Pilipino, Inc. (NASPI), through its President, Dr. Jayson D. Petras, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 1 April 2022 to strengthen its academic and institution cooperation to explore opportunities for cooperation in holding webinars and other academic activities in the field of sociology. Prior to the MOU, UPOU and NASPI have partnered in conducting an OPEN Talk episode, a live webinar featuring Sociology experts from UP Diliman as speakers held via UPOU digital platforms such as YouTube, [...]