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  • slideshow/photos/Pic01--Book%20on%20Palawan%20ethnomedicine%20launched%20%2812-17-2012%29b.jpg

    Launching of “Ubat Ne Banar it Palawan: Ethnomedicine of the Palawan People of Mount Domadoway, Palawan, Philippines”, a book on Palawan ethnomedicine (17 December 2012 / Buenafe Auditorium, UP College of Medicine).

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    DOH and National Telehealth Center (NTHC) of UP Manila train 78 health workers from Cordillera on using mobile phones and email for delivering quality care. (January 2013)

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    UPM inks MOU on a student exchange program with Gyeongnam National University of Science & Technology (GNTECH) (January 2013).

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    PGH celebrates National Cancer Consciousness Week 2013 (January 2013).

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    Visit of Prof. Jean-Luc Maurier (24 January 2013). Prof. Maurier teaches at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (GIIDS) in Geneva, Switzerland. He was in the country to look for partner academic institution/s for GIIDS, particularly from the UP System.

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    Chancellor Agulto welcomes donation to Pedia Department from UPMASA (Upstate New York-New England Chapter) (January 2013). Donation was delivered by Dr. Jose David (UPCM ’83), accompanied by his sister, Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla (pediatrician and geneticist).

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    UPM signs 5-year MOU on academic cooperation with Akita University (February 2013).

  • slideshow/photos/Pic08--%20Mtng%20of%20Food%20Labelling%20advocates%20%28Feb.%202013%29b.jpg

    Food Labeling advocates discuss strategies

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    Women’s Month in UP Manila

  • slideshow/photos/Pic10--%20signing%20of%20agreement%20of%20chdp%20in%20cavite%20b.jpg

    fter five and a half years in San Juan, Batangas, the Community Health and Development Program (CHDP) moves to Cavite. The MOA was signed on 18 February 2013 at the Cavite provincial capitol by UP Manila represented by Vice Chancellor for Academic  Affairs Marie Josephine De Luna and the Cavite Provincial Government represented by Cavite Vice Gov. Recto Cantimbuhan and the mayors of the AMIGA Inter-local Health Zone. CHDP Cavite will serve as a common field practicum site of all UPM students.

  • slideshow/photos/Pic11--%20%20NIH%20Forum%20on%20Preventive%20Oral%20Health%20Care%20among%20School%20Children%20%28March%202013%29b.jpg

    NIH Forum on Preventive Oral Health Care among School Children highlights the gravity of the oral health problem among Filipino school children. It also discussed the success of GIZ-Fit for School’s Essential Health Care Program (EHCP) in preventive oral health. The speakers were Dr. Susan Mabunga (UP College of Public Health) and Dr. Bella Monse of GIZ-Fit (standing up in photo).

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    Forum on the Search for the next UP Staff Regent (March 2013). The lady in the picture, Ms. Anna Razel-Ramirez, was voted by the admi and REPS of the UP System as the next Staff Regent after Mr. Ebesate.

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    Successful NIH Press Conference (February 2013). DOH Undersecretary Teddy Herbosa answers questions from the media.

  • slideshow/photos/Pic14--%20Thrilla%20in%20UP%20Manila%20b.jpg

    Thrilla in UP Manila (with mayoralty candidates, former PH president, Mr. Erap Estrada, and incumbent Manila mayor, Hon. Alfredo Lim)

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    104th UP Manila Commencement Exercises (1)

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    104th UP Manila Commencement Exercises (2)

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    UPM employees undergo training on “Emotional Quotient for Better Working Relationship” by Dr. Marylendra Penetrante (May 2013)

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    UP-NIH Institute on Aging's courtesy call to Capiz Gov. Tanco on Day 1 of Training of Trainors for Geriatric Assessment & 2nd Nat'l Confab on Aging. According to the group’s host, Dr Abundio Balgos, former UPM VC (Planning & Dev’t), this is the first National medical conference in Capiz. (May 22, 2013)

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    DOH and National Telehealth Center (NTHC) of UP Manila train 90 Doctors-to-the-Barrios (DTTB) and Municipal Health Officers from remote areas all over the country under the "Certification Course on eHealth & Telemedicine" this June in Manila. The training aimed to equip DTTBs and MHOs on using available technology on the Internet to better formulate clinical decisions and delivery of public health care

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    The UP Manila Chorale wows the local crowd including the Town Mayor of Székesfehérvár, Hungary June 2013)


 

Announcements




The UPM University Library is pleased to announce that access to Elsevier - Clinical Key is now active. It is the upgraded version of MD Consult Database which contains 500+ Journals, 900+ eBooks, Drugs, Patient Information and more.

Please go to http://www.clinicalkey.com/. It is accessible from within the UP Manila campus. Access is from May 1, 2013 up to April 30, 2014.


A Note from Dr. Chris: "We sometimes adjust our prepared speeches depending on the audience response and the conditions at the venue. We have not been able to incorporate all due to time and memory constraints."


Speech by Dr. Christoper Bernido | Speech by Dr. Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido





Date: 19th April 2013
Venue: PICC Plenary Hall
Time: 7:30 AM


Catch the event's livestream here.


The project needs your vote to win much-needed funds. For a brief description of the project and how to make it win, click here for the PDF. The website is here: http://is.gd/b0S7ZZ. Voting ends on May 31, 2013.




http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2013/03/26/924060/requiem
To quote from the article: “Suicides, be they committed by children of our friends or neighbors or strangers we read about in the news, always leave us with a hole in our hearts. We ask ourselves why, and, could they have been prevented?”


Visit UP system's website for the content of the statement.


Deadline of Submission: MAY 15, 2013 (5:00 pm)


21 March 2013 / 1:00-3:00 pm / College of Dentistry auditorium, UP Manila campus, cor. Taft Avenue and Pedro Gil St., Manila


The Oral Presentation & Awarding will be on Mar. 15, 2013 / 1:00-5:00 pm / UPM Social Hall, 8th Floor, UP-PGH. Guest Keynote Speaker: Academician Carmencita D. Padilla, MD, MAHPS. See list of finalists here.

The Oral Presentation & Awarding will be on Mar. 15, 2013 / 1:00-5:00 pm / UPM Social Hall, 8th Floor, UP-PGH. Guest Keynote Speaker: Academician Carmencita D. Padilla, MD, MAHPS. See list of finalists here.



Organized by: Gender Steering Committee, Center for Gender and Women Studies, UP Manila


NIH 15th Anniversary / 11th University Science & Technology Week / 4th MMHRDC Anniversary: "Science and Health for Social and Economic Development"

Feb. 21 - UNILAB Bayanihan Center, Mandaluyong City
Feb. 22 - Century Park Sheraton Hotel, Vito Cruz St., Manila

[Download the Souvenir Program.]


There are two nominees:

  1. Anna Razel L. Ramirez -- Publication Circulation Officer II, Information and Publications Office, UP Visayas ( Iloilo ); Employed at U.P. June 4, 1996
  2. Ms. Myrna V. Talatala -- Administrative Officer V, College of Economics and Management U.P. Los Baños; Employed at U.P. November 12, 1979


The Staff Regent (StR) represents the 9,000 UP employees to the Board of Regents, the highest policy-making body of the university. S/He has a 2-year term. The first Staff Regent was Mr. Clodualdo “Buboy” Cabrera, a Property Custodian at the University of the Philippines Press (UP Diliman). The current Staff Regent is Mr. Jossel I. Ebesate, Nurse VI (Rotating Chief Nurse) of the PGH Division of Nursing & Research Development.



Deadline of Filing: Feb 15, 12 nn
Campaign Perion: Feb 21 - March 07
Election: March 08


Deadline of sending applications has been extended: MARCH 01, 2013. Download brochure Visit this site: http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.IOB&n=57968


O.S.A. News: Submission of STFAP application forms for SY 2013-2014 will start on 01 February 2013. Application forms may be secured from the Office of Student Affairs, 3F Student Center, Padre Faura corner Ma. Orosa Streets, Ermita, Manila or downloaded from the UP STFAP website: http://stfap.up.edu.ph/



WORKSHOP:“A Mixed Methods Approach to Health Research: Essentials of Qualitative Methods and Questionnaire Design in Health Research”

Date:February 11-13, 2013 (Monday to Wednesday)
Venue:Col. Buenafe Multipurpose Auditorium, 3/F Calderon Hall Bldg., College of Medicine, UP Manila campus, Pedro Gil Street, Manila

A total of 40 slots will be made available to those interested on a limited first-come, first- served basis. For registration and any queries, please call Ms. Girlie Monis or Ms. Justine Marjorie Tiu at telephone number 525-4098 or send an email to updce@post.upm.edu.ph, msclinepi@gmail.com. Download brochure.








The Department of Justice needs your feedback and comments on the Cybercrime Law. Download the primer here. Please send your comments (keep them constructive and courteous) to both:

Secretary LEILA M. DE LIMA
Email Address: lmdelima@doj.gov.ph / lmdelima.doj@gmail.com

Assistant Secretary GERONIMO L. SY
Head, Office of Cybercrime
Email Address: glsy@doj.gov.ph


Date:November 29, 2012 (Thu), at 5pm onwards
Venue:UP Manila CAS Quadrangle


Erratum: ON-SITE Registration Rates are as follows: 2 Days -- P5,700 / 1 Day -- P3,000 / Group of 7 (single receipt) -- P39,000


Date:December 12, 2012 (Wednesday) / 7:00 pm
Venue:Phil-Am Life Auditorium, United Nations Avenue, cor. Ma. Orosa, Ermita, Manila

Discounts await those who make reservations NOW!






Date:Nov. 13, 2012 / 10am -12 nn
Venue:UPCM C.O.M.E. Conference Room (or at Rooms 105-107, Paz Mendoza bldg. (as back-up))
Sponsor:All UP Academic Union of UP Manila


The nominees are (in alphabetical order):

  1. Dr. Lourdes E. Abadingo, former UP and Board of Regents Secretary and professor at the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)   [CV]   [Plans]
  2. Dr. Generoso Abes, an ENT and director of the National Institutes of Health's Ear Institute   [CV]   [Plans]
  3. Dr. Marilou Nicolas, UP’s Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and a CAS professor   [CV]   [Plans]
  4. Prof. Roland Simbulan, former UPM Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development   [CV]   [Plans]


Questions for the FR nominees may be sent by SMS to 09476091654. Please identify your CU.


Watch the livestream via http://livestream.upm.edu.ph.

Download and play the video proceedings of the forum here.





Watch the livestream of Chancellor Manuel B. Agulto's State of the University Address via http://livestream.upm.edu.ph

The honorees will receive their plaques on October 29, 3:00 pm, UPM Social Hall.



Dates:February 21-22, 2013
Venue:Century Park Hotel

Date: October 18, 2012. Time: 2:00 PM. Venue: UPMASA-PGH Science Hall. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!



[CD]  [SHS]



Deadline:October 22, 2012 (extended)
Where to Submit:Dr. Vicente Y. Belizario, Jr.
Chair, UPM Committee on Scientific Career System
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
G/F, National Institutes of Health building, UPM campus, 623 Pedro Gil Street, Manila
Info: The program will allow productive researchers in the REPS category of UP to be promoted up to salary grade 30, which is equivalent to the rank of full professor of the University. [Memo by the Vice-Chancellor for Research]   [CMBA Memo: Call for Applications]   [Memo OVPAA 2012-64]   [Memo OVPAA 2012-59]   [SCS Form No. 1_04082009]   [SCS Criteria for Application & Admission]   [SCS Merit System for the Scientific Career System]









Watch the livestream here.

This a joint forum organized by the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance Philippines, Philippine Nurses Association, Philippine Coalition for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, and UP Manila in support of theAmended Excise Tax on Alcohol and Tobacco Products, also known as the Sin Tax Bill, No. 3249.

Memo of Chancellor regarding the Forum


Nomination form here.




EXTENDED: Early Bird Registration (up to Sept. 30, 2012). Registration form here.



















Mass at 8:30 am
Tribute at 9:45 am
   Part I: The Many Faces of PSO
   Part II: Book Launching
UP Manila Social Hall, 8/F Central Block Building,
UPM-PGH, Taft Ave., Manila

Catch the livestream here.











WHEN: 26 June 2012
WHERE: UP Diliman

A project of the UPCM Class 87 Silver Jubilarians. Prominent speakers and top medical experts will be delivering lectures and workshops on topics from healthy pregnancy to healthy aging. Registration is FREE. The Fun Walk for Wellness and free tests for osteoporosis, diabetes and cholesterol starts at 6 a.m. in the Quezon Hall grounds. The Wellness lecture series starts at 7:30 am in Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Magsaysay Ave., UP Diliman. Download the Scientific Program.






WHEN: May 4, 2012 / 2:00pm to 5:00 pm
WHERE: Gusaling Atienza, 1st floor, TOP Room, Pamantasan Lungsod ng Maynila



WHEN: 10 May 2012
WHERE: Audio-Visual Room, 2nd Floor, College of Allied Medical Professions (CAMP) bldg., UP Manila campus, Taft Avenue (beside the College of Pharmacy)

The International Journal of Public Health is happy to announce that it can now be found on Twitter and Facebook! We hope you will join us there and forward this message to your students, colleagues, or anyone else that might be interested!

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/IJPH_official
Like our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/IntJPubHealth
And don’t forget to visit our blog: http://ijph.blogs.springer.com/



Please visit http://excell.csc.gov.ph/cscweb/HAP.html for details on how to qualify.

WHEN: 25 April 2012 / 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Chancellor's Board Room, 8th Floor, Philippine General Hospital

Effective: 1st Semester 2011-2012 / Application Deadline: June 13, 2012


WHEN: 20 April 2012, 07:00 AM
WHERE: PICC Plenary Hall

The event will be broadcast via the Internet. Watch it here.

Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (NFSD) is looking for a Leprosy Project Leader. Application deadline: April 25.


  • UP Manila Multidisciplinary Research Grant for P1,000,000 each per year for 3 years
  • UP Manila Young Researcher Grant for P200,000 each per year
  • UP Manila Student Researcher Grant for P40,000 each
  • UP Manila Special Research Grant





To All Deans, Directors and Faculty Members: Pursuant to the University Vice President for Academic Affairs Memorandum No. OVPPA 2012-31, the University of the Philippines Manila Committee on Scientific Productivity System will still be accepting applications to the UP Scientific Productivity System (UP SPS) for CY 2012. The details of the application process (including the application form) are found on this link: http://ovpaa.up.edu.ph/proto2/app/index-static.php?p=9, for your information and dissemination. The deadline for submission to the UP System has been extended to April 30, 2012.

The application documents must be submitted not later than April 18, 2012 to:

Dr. Vicente Y. Belizario, Jr.
Chair of the UPM Committee on Scientific Productivity System
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
G/F NIH Building, 623 Pedro Gil. St., Ermita, Manila

For other concerns and inquiries, you may contact JC Remulla at 526-4346.



WHEN: 17 April 2012 / 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Philamlife Auditorium, U.N. Avenue, Manila

PARTICULARS: Keynote Speaker is Michael L. Tan, PhD (Dean, College of Social Sciences & Philosophy, UP Diliman)

WHEN: 17 April 2012 / 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: UPCD Auditorium

PARTICULARS: Keynote Speaker is Dr. Josette T. Biyo (Executive Director, Philippine Science High School)

WHEN: 18 April 2012 / 7:00 am
WHERE: UP Film Center (beside University Theater), Magsaysay Avenue, UP Diliman, Quezon City

PARTICULARS: Keynote Speaker is Dr. Jaime C. Montoya (Executive Director of the Philippine Council on Health Research & Development, DOST)

WHEN: 19 April 2012 / 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: PGH Science Hall, 3rd Floor, Central Block bldg., Philippine General Hospital

PARTICULARS: Keynote Speaker is Dr. Paulo Ma. N. Pagkatipunan (Director, UPCM Postgraduate Institute of Medicine / PGH Department of Ophthalmology)

WHEN: 23-24 April 2012 / 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: UPMASA-PGH Science Hall

PARTICULARS: Annual joint project of the UP College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital. Office in charge is that of the PGH Deputy Director for Health Operations

WHEN: 27 April 2012 / 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: Archbishop Cipriano V. Urgel Hall, Palo, Leyte

PARTICULARS: The Keynote Speaker is Dr. Salvador Isidro B. Destura (Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, College of Public Health)

WHEN: 24 April 2012 / 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: BSLR-East, UPCM grounds

PARTICULARS: Sponsored by the Research Implementation & Development Office (RIDO) and the Learning Unit VII (Internship) Committee of the UP College of Medicine and the Philippine General Hospital

Memorandum No. CMBA-2012-053 dated 02 April 2012 from the Office of the Chancellor declares the suspension of office work effective 12 nn, Wednesday, 4 April 2012.

The memorandum also states that the PGH Director will issue separate directive for the guidance of hospital personnel.


Memorandum No. CMBA-2012-053 dated 02 April 2012 from the Office of the Chancellor declares the suspension of office work effective 12 nn, Wednesday, 4 April 2012.

The memorandum also states that the PGH Director will issue separate directive for the guidance of hospital personnel.




Please submit to HRDO by 15 April 2012





Mr. Guinto is a final year medical student at UP Manila and is the regional coordinator for the Asia Pacific of the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations. Link to PDI article here.

For more information, please visit http://excell.csc.gov.ph/cscweb/mc.html


WHEN: 31 March 2012 / 5:00 PM (DEADLINE for submission of nominations)
WHERE: UPAA office, Ang Bahay ng Alumni (UP Diliman)

For more information, visit www.upalumni.ph OR click here to download UPAA Circular and Awards Guidelines

WHEN: 2-4 April 2012
WHERE: UP Manila National Telehealth Center

For more information, please visit http://one.telehealth.ph/beta/seminarstrainings/eht/

WHEN: 7-9 May 2012
WHERE: NTTC-HP Auditorium

For more information, please contact Ms. Patrozenda E. Del Rosario, NTTC-HP Administrative Officer, 521-0899/526-4259

WHEN: 10-11 May 2012
WHERE: NTTC-HP Auditorium

For more information, please contact Ms. Patrozenda E. Del Rosario, NTTC-HP Administrative Officer, 521-0899/526-4259







WHEN: various
WHERE: --

For more information, please contact The Secretariat of UPM‐NIH Research Management and Development Office at +632 2 5264349 or 5284041; via email: nih.animaltraining@gmail.com. Download overview.

WHEN: various
WHERE: various

For more information, please contact Allan D. Corpuz, MD (Chief Resident-09228875566 pgh.im.chiefresident@gmail.com) & Michael D. San Juan, MD (Executive Officer- 09228042699, pgh.im.xo@gmail.com) Download schedule.


WHAT: Lupus Club (Lay lectures for patients with SLE)
WHEN: Every first saturday of the month, 9-11AM
WHERE: Medicine Audio-visual Room (AVR), back of wards 1 and 3
 
WHAT: Abakada ng Rayuma (Lay lectures for patients with arthritis)
WHEN: Every fourth thursday of the month, 1-130PM
WHERE: Out-Patient Department outside Room 120
 
WHAT: Rheuma-Ortho-Rehab conferences
WHEN: Every third wednesday of the month, 12nn to 130PM
WHERE: Dept. of Orthopedics Conference Room
 
WHAT: Basic Rheumatology Lectures
WHEN: Every monday, 9-11AM
WHERE: Section of Rheumatology office, back of ward 1

For more details, please contact Dr. Geraldine Racaza (doctor@racaza.com) Chief Fellow, Section of Rheumatology.

WHEN: 31 March 2012 (8:30-9:30 pm)
WHERE: wherever you are--turn off lights for 1 hour

For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/wwf.philippines, www.twitter.com/wwf_philippines, www.wwf.org.ph/earthhour.

WHEN: --no date--
WHERE: All campuses

DOWNLOADABLE FILES: UP Balik PhD Recruitment Program, UP Balik PhD Flow Chart, OVPAA-BPhD Form 8.0 Application Form (Word). For more information, please contact oc@post.upm.edu.ph (Office of the Chancellor of UP Manila)/ chancellor@post.upm.edu.ph (Chancellor Manuel B. Agulto's email) This is part of the UP Expanded Modernization Program approved in the 1275th BOR meeting on 24 November 2011. This program is one of UP's initiatives to increase and strengthen its faculty by inviting Filipinos with PhDs based abroad to come home to UP and serve the country.

WHEN: --no date--
WHERE: All campuses

DOWNLOADABLE FILES: UP-OVPAA Visiting Professor Program, UP-OVPAA Application Form (Word). For more information, please contact contact oc@post.upm.edu.ph (Office of the Chancellor of UP Manila)/ chancellor@post.upm.edu.ph (Chancellor Manuel B. Agulto's email). This is part of the UP Expanded Modernization Program approved in the 1275th BOR meeting on 24 November 2011.

WHEN: Every Saturday, 12 NN
WHERE: Pahinungod Manila Office

For more details, kindly contact: UGNAYAN NG PAHINUNGOD MANILA Mezzanine Flr., Philippine General Complex, Taft Ave., Manila 1000 Tel 526.69.51 / Telefax 526.69.50

This is an urgent appeal for donations to enable us to give the much needed support to our brethren in Mindanao who were devastated by typhoon Sendong.

The Scholarships and Financial Assistance Program of the Office of Student Affairs will start accepting STFAP application forms for SY 2012-2013 on February 01, 2012. Application form can be secured from the Office of Student Affairs, 3rd floor Student Center, P. Faura corner Ma. Orosa St., Ermita, Manila or maybe downloaded from the UP STFAP website: http://stfap.up.edu.ph

Starting this Academic Year 2012-2013 until the Academic Year 2015-2016, the Department of Speech Pathology will not be accepting shiftees, transferees, and second degree applicants to the B.S. Speech Pathology program through its lateral entry process.

Thirty-four (34) graduates of the UP College of Pharmacy are among the passers of the recent board exam, with ten landing in the Top 10. About 576 out of 1, 109 passed the January 2012 Pharmacist Licensure Examination given by the PRC Board of Pharmacy in the cities of Manila, Baguio and Cebu.

Follow @UPManilaOnline on http://twitter.com/UPManilaOnline


This is an urgent appeal for donations to enable us to give the much needed support to our brethren in Mindanao who were devastated by typhoon Sendong.



Dr. Raul Destura, director of the Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, National Institutes of Health, was chosen as one of seven recipients of the The Outstanding Youngman (TOYM) Award for 2011.

Launched last Nov. 28, 2011, at Rizal Ballroom A, Makati Shangr-La Hotel, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) was established by the University of the Philippines to lead genome research in the country. The Center will focus on Health; Agriculture; Biodiversity for drug discovery and bio-energy; Forensics and Ethnicity; and, Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues associated with genomics research. To support genomic research within the University and in other academic/government/private industries, the Center will establish core facilities for DNA Sequencing, Bioinformatics, and Biobanking. The Executive Director of the PGC is Dr. Carmencita Padilla. The website is www.pgc.up.edu.ph.



"New UP President Alfredo E. Pascual embodies leadership that UP Manila welcomes like a fresh wind of change in a critical time of our history. His battlecry for a great university translates from our slogan of UP as a research university that is globally competitive as much as it is nationally relevant."

Johna Pauline Mandac, 1st year Intarmed student, is chosen as one of BPI’s annual winners.

Chancellor Manuel B. Agulto regrets the confusion caused by certain statements he made that were published in the UP Manila Newsletter September 2011 issue and the Philippine Collegian October 6, 2011 issue.

Dr.  Manuel  Agulto, director of the Institute of Ophthalmology, was elected by the UP Board of Regents as 8th chancellor of UP Manila at its meeting on 29 September 2011.  He will succeed Chancellor Ramon Arcadio whose term will end on 31 October 2011.

 

 

 

Events

WHEN: May 15-17, 2012
WHERE: UP Manila, Ermita, Manila

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Dr. Lydia Leonardo (Chair, Organizing Committee of Fifth ACTMP) at Email: 5thactmp@gmail.com / Tel# (632) 5235929 / Fax# (632) 5255885, 5211394 / web: www.5thactmp.weebly.com

21-22 January 2012 / Bayanihan Center, United Laboratories, Mandaluyong City

May 2-4, 2012 / University of London, UK

Inauguration of the ORTOLL Primary Reproductive Health Care Center -- 13 Dec. 2011 / PGH Compound


 

 

News

More than half of those who took the licensure examination for chemists this month passed the test, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said yesterday.

For the past eight years, most countries in the world have been reporting a steady decrease in HIV/AIDS infection but the Philippines and six other nations have been recording an upward trend, a researcher from the University of the Philippines said.

During the seasons of love and giving, more people try to kill themselves using toxic substances, a poison expert from the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) College of Medicine said Friday.

After the excellent performance of UPCM and SHS-Palo in the physicians' board exam, the University is proud to announce that both the UP College Nursing and the UP School of Health Sciences-Leyte earned high marks in the July 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination.

Eight graduates from the UP College of Medicine made it to the Top Ten of the August 2011 Physician (Complete, Finals and Finals with Prelims) Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine this August 2011.

The Office of the UPM Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) and the University Library (UL) are developing a database of published and unpublished completed medical and health researches.

 

Attention: Incoming Students (2013)

Visit the OUR site for instructions.

Memo of Chancellor Agulto on the UPM-SMART Info Board Project
Health Advisories