This April 24, we celebrate Cordillera Day. The commemoration of this day began in 1980, when the military killed tribal chieftain Macli-ing Dulag of the Butbut tribe and injured Pedro Dungoc, another leader of the Kalinga and Bontok peoples, over their opposition to the Chico River Basin Hydroelectric Dam Project (CRBHDP). Until 1984, April […]
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In commemoration of the 38th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution, the ̽̽ Diliman Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (̽̽D OICA), with the support of the ̽̽ President’s Committee on Culture and the Arts and the ̽̽ College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP), mounted the […]
Higher education is becoming more competitive. This changing zeitgeist within academia characterized by focus on global rankings and becoming more market-driven pushes universities to demand more from the faculty. In effect, this increases what is asked of faculty members, from rapid institution of new degree programs, to increasing research output and extension services, without necessarily […]
Prof. Brillon explains her controversial new media course This coming semester, I will be teaching “Celebrity Studies: Taylor Swift in Focus” at the College of Mass Communication in ̽̽ Diliman. The conversations and discourse surrounding this elective course have been very interesting and eye-opening, to say the least. It revealed a lot about […]
The past and the present meet seamlessly in Taiwan, which is a popular tourist destination due to its advanced technologies and efficient public transportation, as well as its rich cultural heritage and picturesque natural environment. However, the Heart of Asia is also known for the quality of its globally competitive higher education system, which is […]
The ̽̽ (̽̽) Film Institute is very pleased to inform the public that Volume 8 of PELIKULA: A Journal of Philippine Cinema and Moving Image, is now available. Click on the image below to download Volume 8 for free. About the Volume Julie Lluch’s Piscean Deluge (1990) pictures a woman traversing troubled […]
The ̽̽ Department of Broadcast Communication (̽̽ DBC) closed its year-long celebration of 70 years of Philippine television this November with several activities. The department spearheaded a lecture on long-form narratives in the age of algorithm and Tik-tok; launched an exhibit of short documentaries on local TV experiences; and conducted a […]
Estudyante pa lang si Patricia Evangelista ng Speech Communication sa College of Arts and Letters sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman nang tumampok ang pangalan niya sa pandaigdigang entablado. Sa edad na 18, noong 2004, sumali si Patricia at nagwagi sa International Public Speaking Championship sa London, United Kingdom. Sa kanyang talumpati, pinamagatang “Blonde and Blue […]
Statement of All ̽̽ Academic Employees Union on the Red-Tagging Spree of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa December 2, 2023 The All ̽̽ Academic Employees Union (A̽̽AEU) condemns the recent terror-tagging of its members in a senate hearing held last November 29, 2023. The said hearing purportedly investigates the alleged recruitment of student activists […]
The last time I visited Europe, in 2019, was on a personal trip with my family. But this year, returning to Europe for the first time after the pandemic, I felt like a first-time traveller. Given that I am not the type who enjoys unlimited inflight film watching, crossing different time zones, and waking up […]