UPOU Students

UPOU Basketball Team with UP President Angelo Jimenez (Photo by The Cursor) UP Open University (UPOU) students, composed of graduate and undergraduate students, participated in the UP PahuSAYAn 2025 - Uniting the UP Community through Sports, which was held on 1-3 May 2025 at the Varsity Training Center and the College of Human Kinetics’ Ylanan Gymnasium, UP Diliman. Centered on the theme "Fostering Excellence through University-wide Sports Engagement,” PahuSAYan 2025 highlighted the transformative role of sports in promoting both physical and mental health and well-being. The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs - Office of [...]

Headed by Dean Roberto B. Figueroa Jr., the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) held its first alignment meeting on 5 May 2025 at the Academic Residences, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. This meeting forms part of UPOU’s Strategic Planning Workshop, which supports the university’s vision of becoming a “Transformative University of the Future.” The initial phase of the planning process focused on assessing current activities and future plans at the unit level to establish a clear baseline for strategic directions. The session began with a review and discussion of the 10 Flagship Programs (FPs) outlined in the [...]

Asst. Prof. Katrina Joy Abriol-Santos of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) continues to demonstrate the impact of ICT in agriculture and public service through her role as Web Application Development Consultant in a DOST-PCAARRD-funded project titled “Operationalization of the Swine Breed Registry System in the Philippines.” The project, implemented by the Institute of Animal Science (IAS) at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) led by Dr. Elpidio M. Agbisit, Jr., in partnership with the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and the Accredited Swine Breeders Association of the Philippines (ASBAP), aims to establish a national [...]

Dr. Reinald Pugoy and Dr. Ria Mae Borromeo, faculty members of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), actively participated in the “Gen AI at Work APAC 2025” event hosted by Google Workspace. Held at the Google Manila Office on 23 April 2025, this event showcased the transformative capabilities of Gemini with Google Workspace, emphasizing the future of AI-powered collaboration in professional settings. ​ The event featured immersive experiences such as the ‘Prompt Challenge’, Gemini-powered Photo Booth, and ‘NotebookLM Studio’, allowing attendees to interact firsthand with cutting-edge AI tools integrated into Gmail, [...]

Two graduates of the Doctor of Communication (DComm) program—Dr. Francis Raymond Calbay and Dr. Evelyn Perez—and one graduate of the Master of Development Communication (MDC) program—Mr. Lee Troy Calimlim—presented their graduate research at the 2025 Qualitative Research in Management and Organization (QRM) Conference. The conference took place from 15-17 April 2025, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. All three researchers were mentored and co-authored by Dr. Jean Saludadez, Professor and Chair of the DComm Program at the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS). They presented papers based on the methodology of their respective dissertations and thesis. Dr. Calbay’s paper, The Organizational Import of [...]

The Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) participated in the 2025 Strategic Planning Workshop organized by the Quality Assurance Office (QAO) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) on 22–23 April 2025. The hybrid event was held at the Oblation Hall, UPOU Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna, and via Zoom. Dr. Emely Amoloza, FICS Quality Assurance Officer, and Ms. Maria Paula Bautista, FICS Quality Assurance Staff, represented FICS. The two-day activity brought together quality assurance officers and staff from various academic and administrative units to collaboratively shape the direction of the university’s quality assurance efforts for the [...]