The UP Diliman (UPD) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) signed a memorandum of agreement for the development, prototyping, and pilot test deployment of an eco-friendly ferry system along the Pasig River Ferry System (PRFS). Funded by the Department of Science and Technology, the project Development, Prototyping, and Pilot Deployment of Electric Passenger Ferry […]

In a simple ceremony held at the UP Board of Regents’ Room, UP Diliman (UPD) renewed its partnership with the Fluor Daniel, Inc.-Philippines (FDIP) for another five years. The FDIP is part of the multinational engineering and construction firm FLUOR Corporation. Under the MOA, FDIP “is a corporation engaged in the business of engineering, procurement, […]

Three UP Diliman (UPD) faculty members and a research, extension, and professional staff (REPS) recently received recognition from the Philippine Federation of Professional Associations (PFPA) at the 11th PFPA Distinction and Excellence Awards. Violeta V. Bautista, PhD was honored with a distinction award in the Government Service category, while Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay, PhD, Manolo G. Mena, PhD […]

Over 120 ongoing and completed research projects providing solutions to nine of the United Nations’ (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs) were featured in the 2023 edition of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Engineering’s (COE) annual Professorial Chair Awards (PCA) colloquium. The 2023 ³Ô¹ÏÂÛ̳Faculty Manual defines a professorial chair as “a form of recognition […]

UP Diliman (UPD) has emerged as the only top-performing school in the October 2023 Electronics Engineers Licensure Examination as the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI) of the ³Ô¹ÏÂÛ̳College of Engineering earned a 96.67% passing rate. To qualify as a top-performing school, an institution must have fielded 30 or more examinees and achieved at […]

Graduates from UP Diliman (UPD) performed excellently in the October 2023 Geodetic Engineers Licensure Examination, ranking first among the top-performing schools (having the only 100% passing rate). To qualify as a top-performing school, an institution must have fielded 10 or more examinees and achieved at least 80% passing rate. All the 80 examinees fielded by […]

Every single examinee fielded by UP Diliman (UPD) passed the October 2023 Chemical Engineers Licensure Examination, giving the University a 100% passing rate, the only one among the top-performing schools to do so. To qualify as a top-performing school, the institution must have fielded 10 or more examinees and have at least an 80% passing […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) College of Engineering (COE) and the ³Ô¹ÏÂÛ̳National Engineering Center (NEC) in partnership with MERALCO Power Academy, discussed the potential of nuclear energy for the Philippines. At i-conNECt on the Potential of Nuclear Energy (Small Modular Reactor) for Energy Sustainability and Security (Potential of Nuclear Energy) on Sept. 14, 9 a.m. […]

All nine examinees from UP Diliman (UPD) passed the September 2023 Registered Electrical Engineers Licensure Examination, giving the University a 100% passing rate, with one examinee landing in the top 10. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that 1,218 of the 3,945 board takers passed the examination given by the Board of Electrical Engineering in […]

While there are monetary benefits to switching to electric public utility vehicles (ePUVs), it will take both time and the cooperation of all stakeholders to make this goal come true. This was according to the study EV (Electric Vehicle) Test Run for Baguio and Iloilo City (EV Baguio) headed by Lew Andrew Tria, PhD, a […]