Tag: University of the Philippines

UP denies social media post regarding Mayor Duterte

LOS Baños, Philippines – The University of the Philippines denied a post in the social media regarding its alleged issuance of a resolution declaring Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as persona non grata in its campuses, in connection with the issue about a UP Los Baños student accused of being disrespectful to the said mayor. According to UP, the Board of Regents did not issue said resolution and that said university is non-partisan and is […]

Are Philippine academic institutions ready for ASEAN integration? (Part 2)

  University of the Philippines Vice-President for Public Affairs Dr. Prospero De Vera continues to tackle the issue of the preparedness of the country’s academic institutions for the ASEAN integration next year. De Vera said the ASEAN integration in 2015 should not be feared by Philippine academic institutions.  He also discussed the present advantages that present academic institutions have and the rethinking that has to be done to make Philippine higher educational institutions more competitive […]

ASEAN integration to push Phl academic institutions to become more globally-competitive

(Eagle News Service) — The following is a transcript of part two of the ASEAN IN FOCUS interview  (aired on Oct. 30, 2014) with University of the Philippines Vice-President for Public Affairs Dr. Prospero de Vera. In this interview, De Vera continues to tackle the preparedness of the country’s academic institutions for the ASEAN integration. This series and the program ASEAN IN FOCUS of NET 25 (Monday  to Friday, 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., with replays […]

Are our academic Institutions ready for the ASEAN Integration?

Based on the 2014 ranking of top universities in Asia, National University of Singapore is at the no. 1 spot (with a score of 100%).  Ranking no. 7 is another university from Singapore, the Nanyang Technological University. Sadly, only one university from the Philippines made it to the top 100 list.  This is the University of the Philippines (UP) with a rank of 63 (and a score of 60.7).  Ateneo de Manila University was ranked […]

UP official says UP got DAP for university projects

by Rey Mercaral The University of the Philippines benefited from the Disbursement Acceleration Program or DAP given by the Department of Budget and Management, according to a statement given Wednesday by Prof. Prospero De Veyra, Vice President for Public Affairs of the University of the Philippines. According to De Veyra, the university received 1.3 billion pesos in funds from the DBM last 2012. It was used for the rehabilitation of the dormitories inside the Diliman […]

UP Tops The 2013 Bar Examinations

Supreme Court Released The Top 10 Bar Exam Passers at around 12 in the afternoon on March 18, 2014. Nielson G. Pangan from the University of the Philippines (UP) tops the 2013 Bar Examinations with a grade of 85.8%. Out of more than 5,000 examiners, 1,174 aspiring lawyers passed the exams, comprising 22.18% of the examinees. The Top 10 Bar Exam Passers are as follows: 1st Place: Nielson Pangan from University of the Philippines, 85.80% […]