All 28 first-time examinees of the Licensure Examination for Social Workers (LESW) from UP Diliman (UPD) this September 2025 passed, with three placing first, fourth, and 10th, respectively. Dianne Ross L. Laynes was one of two who topped the list with a 90.80% rating. She is followed by Raissa Kaye C. Dayandayan in fourth place […]

As Quezon City dealt with a fierce thunderstorm that submerged parts of the city in waist-deep floodwaters, the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) remained unfazed and held its annual homecoming, Pagbabalik 2025: Tatag at Kinang ng Paglilingkod DSW @75 on Aug. 29. Twelve alumni were honored for their distinguished […]

At the 1402nd meeting of the UP Board of Regents (BOR) on Aug. 28, appointments of four faculty members from UP Diliman (UPD) as deans were approved—three new and one re-appointment. Gwen Grecia-De Vera, associate professor at the UP College of Law (UP Law); Cynthia P. Saloma, PhD, professor at the National Institute of Molecular […]

At the opening of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) Week, social worker and retired professor Mary Lou L. Alcid shared how the college’s respect for diversity worked positively in CSWCD’s pursuit of public service. She said, “Hindi tayo homogenous sa CSWCD. Iba-iba ang ating pinanggalingan subalit nagbubuo tayo […]

Despite the challenges posed by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) was able to successfully host the 10th International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) Asia Pacific Biennial Conference at the CSWCD and other key venues in the University. Nearly 50 international delegates from the Asia-Pacific […]

The UP Diliman College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) conducted a five-day seminar on area development studies for Japanese students where they were able to experience the life and realities of Philippine communities. A delegation from the Nihon Fukushi University (NFU) Graduate School of International Social Development participated in the Philippine Seminar on […]

At the recent UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) general alumni homecoming, Pagbabalik 2024, CSWCD Dean Lenore Polotan-dela Cruz formally launched Pusong CSWCD Student Support Fund (PCSSF), an alumni-related college project. The PCSSF is projected to benefit 25 individual students, three student organizations, and five partner communities for five academic […]

A memorial service for former UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) dean Evelina Asuncion Pangalangan gathered former students, colleagues at the CSWCD, colleagues from National Association for Social Work Education, Inc. Philippines (NASWEI), and members of her family at the college’s Bulwagang Tandang Sora recently. CSWCD Dean Lenore Polotan-dela Cruz […]

A personal account of a social worker as a volunteer is the core of the book, The True Taste of Water: A Social Worker’s Lived Experience of Volunteerism (The True Taste of Water). In the book, Angelito B. Meneses, DSD, an associate professor at the Department of Social Work (DSW) of the UP Diliman (UPD) […]

UP Diliman (UPD) bids goodbye to five of its faculty members, three of whom passed away on the same day.