As government employees should be guided by rules when it comes to participating in election activities, UPLB conducted a webinar entitled “To Do or Not to Do? That is the Question. An Orientation on Government Employees’ Participation in Election Activities.”
The webinar, held on Feb. 9, discussed partisan political activities and UP policies, and answered questions of government employees on participating in election campaigns especially in the age of social media.
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has called on concerned national government agencies (NGAs) and local government units (LGUs) to prepare their Devolution Transition Plans (DTPs), a requirement under the implementation of the Mandanas-Garcia ruling. This is according to DILG Assistant Secretary Odilon L. Pasaraba, head of the office’s Special Concerns-Local Government Sector, […]
UPLB in partnership with the Municipal Government of Los Baños and the Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Drivers at Operators ng Los Baños (SNODLOB) Transport Service and Multi-purpose Cooperative launched today the modern electric jeepneys to ply between the Los Baños town proper and the UPLB campus.
The Office of Counseling and Guidance (OCG) of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA) is implementing “UPLB BARKada at CATropa” to support the psychosocial needs of UPLB constituents as well as provide them an alternative venue to de-stress.
“UPLB BARKada at CATropa” promotes social interaction between animals and humans to help alleviate the negative effects of isolation and depression.
UPLB has actively participated in the on-going RESBAKUNA campaign of the Municipality of Los Baños by turning Copeland Gym into a vaccination hub, assigning its medical personnel and other employees to man the hub, and deploying buses to ferry people to the hub from the UPLB gate and back.
UPLB sealed a total of 20 Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with state, local, and private universities and colleges this year in its quest to connect, collaborate, and capacitate fellow higher education institutions (HEIs) in the country.
At the ceremonial signing of MOUs held via virtual conferencing on Dec. 7, UPLB formalized its partnerships with the 17th-20th partner HEIs – Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College (ISPSC), Catanduanes State University (CatSU), Bohol Island State University (BISU), and University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP).
Through the Institute of Crop Science of the College of Agriculture and Food Science, the UPLB crafted the “Hardin ng Kalusugan at Pagkain” (garden of health and food) as part of the edible landscaping (EL), a farming method in which basic landscaping principles and artistry are attractively merged with crop production to deliver a consistent supply of vegetables to households.
The turnover was held at the DA Central Office in Quezon City.
Waste coconut water has been put to good use, after a group of researchers from University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) developed low-cost phytohormones from it, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said.
The Philippines currently imports phytohormones which are used in tissue culture and plant propagation to induce crop growth and increase yield, DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said.
Animal doctors may soon become a common sight in the campus, with the launching of a new mental health program led by the Office of Counseling and Guidance (OCG).
The UPLB BARKada at CATropa Animal-Assisted Intervention (AAI) Program was launched by the OCG on Nov. 29 and will be conducted to help alleviate depression and anxiety among students and personnel.
Ginagawan ng paraan ng ilang eksperto na maisalba ang endangered species na tawilis na papaubos na ang populasyon.
Sa pangunguna ni Dr. Ma. Vivian Camacho, station manager ng University of the Philippines Los Baños Limnological Station, kasama ang Department of Science and Technology Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development, may ilang pag-arangkada na sa mga inisyatibo para maparami uli ang endemic na isda sa Pilipinas.
