The UPLB Foundation, Inc. (UPLBFI) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Marubeni Philippines Corporation (Marubeni Philippines) and Sirawai Plywood and Lumber Corporation (SPLC) last May 15, 2023 to develop a joint carbon credit program through afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR).
Homegrown developer for sustainable real estate in the South, Damosa Land, welcomes to its premier integrated township Agriya the University of the Philippines Professional School for Agriculture and the Environment (UP PSAE).
As part of the Erasmus+ Programme entitled MICRO-credentials for life-long learning and employability: Building capacities for developing agile educational interventions in Southeast Asian Universities, otherwise known as MICROCASA, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), and University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman conducted a planning workshop on 2-3 May 2023 at the UPOU-CCDL, Sandbox, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.
As the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) gears towards micro-credentialing given its strategic area on “Performing the major functions of a University” where the action point on “Micro-credentialing and stackable credits towards a degree” is included, the Continuing Education Program (CEP) of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) conducted a roundtable discussion (RTD) to unbundle its non-formal course in organic agriculture (OA) as a micro-credential course to make it more relevant.
The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) officially launched MindsMatter@FMDS: Empowering Minds, Nurturing Well-Being, a health and wellness program for FMDS faculty members, staff, and students, on 19 May 2023.
Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Mindanao in UP Mindanao embarks on a new research partnership designed to develop solutions and strategies for primary health problems of women and children in Mindanao.
The Interdisciplinary Studies Center on Organic Agriculture (IdSC-OA) and the Organic Agriculture Program of the Agricultural Systems Institute, College of Agriculture and Food Science (ASI-CAFS) hosted the first “OA Fair @ UPLB” at the Organic Agriculture Research, Development, and Extension Center (OARDEC) in the UPLB campus on March 8.
The University of the Philippines Visayas, through the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod/Oblation Corps (UP/OC), will be launching the Animal Care Program (ACP) this coming June. The program intends to address animal cruelty in the stray animal population of UPV campuses.
After the COVID-19 pandemic hiatus, the University of the Philippines Ichthyophilic Society (UPIS) resumed its Medical, Dental, and Circumcision Mission (MDCM) on its sixth year with the theme, “Maayo nga panglawason, ibugsay sa sini ng misyon,” extending free healthcare services to 368 beneficiaries from six coastal barangays in Miagao last Saturday, May 6, at the UPV Covered Court.
With the uptick of COVID-19 cases in the country, UPLB held a booster vaccination drive for its constituents on May 8 at the University Health Service (UHS).
