Since the launch of the Kaagapay UP program in 2020, it has been able to provide remote learning assistance to at least 1,647 financially challenged Iskolar ng Bayan through fundraising efforts of the UP System and the Constituent Universities.
Author: Charles Ramos
Dr. Sanley Abila leads a team of researchers in the University of the Philippines Visayas who are studying the social vulnerabilities of the maritime seafaring occupation, as current conditions exacerbate mental health conditions of seafarers.
Latest density maps from the UP Pandemic Response Team visualize the growth of COVID-19 cases in NCR from December 2021 to January 2022. The comparison is consistent with the increase in positivity rate.
The UPV Language Program trained UPV employees on effective communication in the workplace last year to enhance their technical writing and speaking skills.
The University of the Philippines Manila-Philippine General Hospital will provide assistance to the newly-established OFW Hospital in San Fernando, Pampanga, by training clinical and administrative personnel and assisting in processes related to the development of relevant clinical services.
According to UP researchers that led the clinical studies of lagundi as adjunct treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms on patients without comorbidities, taking the prescribed dosages will ease the symptoms.
Dr. Jomar Rabajante, the UP Pandemic Response Team’s modeling and analytics lead, shared that we may see a peak of 20,000 to 40,000 active cases between mid-January to the third week of February.
To help protect children with comorbidities against COVID-19, the Philippine General Hospital will be joining other government hospitals in administering vaccines that have secured Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration to children ages 12-17.
Representatives from the camps of Vice President Leni Robredo, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, and Senator Grace Poe will discuss campaign dynamics and strategies in an online forum to be moderated by Pia Hontiveros of CNN Philippines on October 13. “Kanya-kanyang Diskarte: Campaign Dynamics During the Pandemic,” will be the third webinar under the National Forum on Communication and Democracy: […]
3,975 University of the Philippines Los Baños employees, which is 90% of the total workforce, have already been given COVID-19 vaccines as part of the University’s commitment to help protect its employees and promote a safe and healthy work environment.