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04 Jun 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
PHABCON 2026, advanced research on human-animal bonds as pathways to healing, care, and connection.
03 Jun 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo-backed Team Philippines ranked third among national AI Olympiad teams, showcasing young Filipino talent worldwide.
02 Jun 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
The Philippines can strengthen national energy security by harnessing tidal power for a clean, predictable, and locally-rooted alternative to imported fossil fuels.
15 May 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
For millions of Filipinos, healthcare is not an abstract system; it’s a daily risk, a financial burden—and, far too often, an unanswered question.
12 May 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
A new cohort of Outstanding Scholarly Work Awardees (OSWA) across the Ateneo’s nine schools reflect a shared commitment to research that extends beyond the confines of the University.
06 May 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
The USWA’s Silver Anniversary this 2026 celebrates a total of 584 publications across all categories, with 238 student and research assistant awardees and 271 faculty and other researcher awardees.
29 Apr 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
Counterintuitively, despite the ongoing fuel crisis and the over two decades since the global phaseout of leaded gasoline, toxic lead still lingers in Metro Manila’s air.
27 Apr 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
Rather than simply recounting history as a linear narrative through lectures or displays, this experience lets players immerse themselves in a more nuanced, simulated past.
24 Apr 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo Press and Ateneo Journals are bringing literature and research to a broader public audience.
23 Apr 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
Learning how to turn science into stories that connect, engage, and spark curiosity across audiences and platforms.
01 Apr 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
New technology coming out of Ateneo de Manila University is helping reveal the technology of the Philippines' deep past.
01 Apr 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints has launched its latest issue, Volume 74, Number 1 (2026), a special issue titled Under Imperial Japan, now available on the Archīum.
25 Mar 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
Graffiti are works of literature in themselves, born from from unequal access to space and speech.
23 Mar 2026
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), in partnership with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), convened the ASEAN Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Traffic Management (STM) Seminar-Workshop on 12-13 March 2026 in Manila.
19 Mar 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University has donated a curated collection of its academic journals—spanning topics ranging from precolonial history to modern technology—to the Book Nook at SM North EDSA, one of the Philippines' major malls.
06 Mar 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo Laboratory for Intelligent Visual Environments (ALIVE) is eager to co-develop machine learning solutions with leading experts from various disciplines.
25 Feb 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
The indigenous Bugkalot people of Nueva Ecija call it “kelli” but science has only now been able to identify it as a distinct species and given it a formal scientific name
25 Feb 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University’Research on Optical and Electronic Systems (ROSES) Laboratory, the Philippines' first and only facility dedicated to locally designing Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) and training PIC designers.
24 Feb 2026
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) formalized strategic partnerships to enhance the use of Space Science, Technology, and Applications (SSTA) to advance environmental protection, sustainable development, and evidence-based policymaking, including for the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
12 Feb 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
New research examines how carceral punishment in Philippine jails extends far beyond legal sentences by permeating every bodily sense.
05 Feb 2026
International Rice Research Institute
Rising day and night temperatures are threatening rice, wheat, and maize production by disrupting plant growth, grain filling, and grain quality, putting global food security at risk. Precision breeding and genome editing offer ways to reprogram plant clocks, optimize flowering and panicle architecture, and protect grain quality under heat stress.
03 Feb 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
How do online and offline narratives—from political speeches to news coverage to social media talk— make and unmake a democracy?
11 Jan 2026
Ateneo de Manila University
The Philippines is recruiting its first National AI Team to compete with students from over 60 countries in the annual IOAI.
19 Dec 2025
Ateneo de Manila University
A new species of pitcher plant found only on Palawan Island is already at risk of extinction due to frequent severe weather conditions and human encroachment.
12 Dec 2025
Ateneo de Manila University
A Filipino-led team of international researchers has developed a physics-based algorithm that could train AI to greatly improve weather forecasts.
02 Dec 2025
Ateneo de Manila University
Sea salt aerosols are an important, chemically-reactive contributor to air quality when their components interact with the already polluted city air, particularly in Metro Manila.
19 Nov 2025
Ateneo de Manila University
The Philippines remains mired in import dependence despite years of government support.
07 Nov 2025
Ateneo de Manila University
Dr Rodrigo emphasized that AI in education must be grounded in culture—responsive to students’ lived experiences, classroom realities, and national contexts.
07 Nov 2025
Ateneo de Manila University
“The Development and Testing of a Virtual Patient for Philippine Medical Education” was presented in front of policymakers, industry professionals, and leaders from academia on the second day of the two-day conference.
14 Oct 2025
Ateneo de Manila University
SOSE researchers are looking at a possible vaccine for H. pylori, a widely common bacterium that causes stomach ulcers and raises the risk for stomach cancer.
Events
08 Sep 2025
This lecture examines how Philippine Sinophone poet Grace Hsieh-Hsing (1938–2021) developed “tidal poetics” to describe her transformation of the Philippine archipelago’s geographic reality into a metaphor for artistic creation and cultural identity. Through depictions of Philippine foodways, customs, and landscapes, Hsieh crafted a poetics both locally rooted and transnationally connected, using “archipelagic joy” to respond to the political rupture following the Taiwan–Philippines diplomatic break.
19 Apr 2023
EDUtech Philippines 2023 brings together school leaders, educators, and policymakers to share and learn, make new connections, and generate ideas and collaborations that lead to better teaching and learning outcomes.
27 Oct 2022
Organised by the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in partnership with the Universitas Amikom Yogyakarta and the Pacific and Asian Communication Association. Call for Abstracts now open.
28 Apr 2022
Organizers: Refinitiv, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, and Asian Development Bank
16 Feb 2022
Back for its 6th edition on 16-17 February 2022, EDUtech Philippines brings together the education community to build back better and quality education in The Philippines.
12 Sep 2019
To be held in Manila – Philippines on 12-13 September, 2019
25 Sep 2019
Come see the future of commerce in the Philippines! Get your free pass.
20 Mar 2019
The biggest B2B show in the Philippines - designed to be an outstanding on-the-spot market of products, connections and opportunities.
14 Jul 2017
The UP Diliman, through the Office of the Chancellor and the Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Development, will mount an exhibit at the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW), 11-15 July 2017, at the World Trade Center, Pasay City.
15 May 2015
Paliwanagan sa UP Diliman 2015
Quezon Hall Lobby
15 May 2015
5:00-8:00 PM
03 Oct 2014
Paliwanagan sa UP Diliman is a biannual activity of the Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Development (OVCRD).
20 Jan 2014
Paliwanagan sa UP Diliman, a biannual activity of the OVCRD held in January and July, will have its fifth run on 20 January 2014 (Monday)
25 Nov 2013
Damage assessment reports and possible rehabilitation strategies for areas that have been damaged by the Bohol earthquake and super typhoon Yolanda will be presented by experts from the academe and the industry on Monday, Nov 25.
25 Nov 2013
"Sustainable Buildings, Infrastructures and Communities in Emerging Economies"
November 25-27, 2013 at the Richmonde Hotel in Eastwood City in Libis, Quezon City.
18 Sep 2013
An interdisciplinary conference in the humanities and performing arts that interrogates the critical role of theaters (including music, song, and dance) as a tangible representation of political processes in public spaces and as an expression of Filipino peoples' historical experience, identity, and aspiration.
29 Jul 2013
UP Diliman Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Development (OVCRD) is holding the Paliwanagan sa UP Diliman OVCRD Colloquiumand Fair on 29 July 2013, 8 AM - 5 PM, at the National Institute of Physics, National Science Complex, UP Diliman.
25 Jun 2013
The lecture will be held on 25 June 2013, Tuesday, 2:30-4:00 PM at the Third World Studies Center, Lower Ground Four, Palma Hall, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman.
21 Jan 2013
The University of the Philippines Diliman Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Development is holding the third Colloquium "Palinawagan sa UP Diliman" on 21 January 2013 at the National Institute of Physics Auditorium, National Science Complex, UP Diliman.
29 Mar 2012
The Vargas Museum, University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD), in cooperation with the art platform Planting Rice and Finale Art File opens the exhibition A&L: The parallel (lives) museum on 29 March 2012, 4pm at the 3F South Wing gallery.
18 Nov 2011
NOTHING TO DECLARE is an international art project aiming to contribute to contemporary discussions on migration will open at the University of the Philippines Jorge Vargas Museum, November 18, at 4pm and will run till 7 January 2012.
22 Feb 2011
The University of the Philippines Vargas Museum will open Topak, all in the mind on 22 February 2011, Tuesday, 4 in the afternoon at the Basement of the Vargas.
08 Aug 2009
The exhibition aims to represent significant themes and periods in the development of sculptor Duddley Diaz as an artist and as a Filipino working within an Italian setting.
26 Jun 2009
The group will talk about the comic book industry in the Philippines, share their insights and embark on the basics of creating comics.
21 Apr 2009
The UP Vargas Museum (UPVM) will host a lecture by Dr. Norma Respicio for the second time in line with the Woven Templates exhibit.
03 Mar 2009
In Archiving Roberto Chabet, artist and researcher Ringo Bunoan focuses on the work of the pioneering Filipino conceptual artist Roberto Chabet, beginning with his early drawings and collages in the 1960s to his current installations and objects.
Researchers
Mr. Wyrlo Dela Cruz is a faculty in University of Santo Tomas Legazpi. He is teaching research, philosophy subjects and social science subjects. He has published several researches in local and international journals. He used to be a researcher in National Commission on Indigenous Peoples-V and currently and a researcher coordinator in Univeristy of Santo Tomas Legazpi. His research interest is in continental philosophy, education, and research management. He is currently a member National Research Council of the Philippines.
I'm currently an adjunct professor at the Asian Institute of Management in Manila. I crafted a course called Art-Science Thinking based on my dissertation on Culture as Transformative Innovation: Filipino Care in the Practice of Family Medicine. Since 2017, my consultancy & studio has been collaborating with the Dept. of Science & Technology in the Philippines.
Ms. Nagal is an alumnae of the University of Santo Tomas, who graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from the College of Education and a Master in Business Administration major in Entrepreneurship from the UST Graduate School. An academician with more than 10 years of experience in several capacities, she is currently a full-time academic staff for the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management, and concurrently the College Coordinator for International Relations and Programs and an Affiliate and Associate Researcher for the UST Sentro Turismo.
Associate Professor at the National University - Mall of Asia, College of Business & Technology. More than 10 years of experience in the academe.
Experienced Subject Matter Expert and Consultant with Leadership, Management, and Strategic Planning Skills. Proven expertise in course validation, curriculum development, and instructional design, bolstered by extensive experience as a Graduate School and Undergraduate Professor and Program Chairperson. Specializes in teaching and managing professional business subjects, delivering engaging instruction, designing
curriculum, and leading academic programs. Demonstrated proficiency in leadership and staff management, fostering collaboration and excellence among team members. Background in sales, insurance, and marketing brings valuable industry insights to academic settings. Committed to promoting academic excellence, fostering student success, and driving
organizational growth through innovative management methods, effective leadership, and strategic planning aligned with the organization's goals and objectives.
I am a faculty and the chair of the Department of Information Technology, College of Computer Studies Xavier University Ateneo de Cagayan. I am into security, networking, robotics, authentic assessment, technology and innovation.
In my research on urban poor communities and families, I have highlighted the leadership roles of women in organizing and demanding services. I have written many academic and advocacy articles to show why passage of the Reproductive Health Bill in 2012 was essential especially for women’s wellbeing.
De La Salle University
Michael Angelo B. Promentilla is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and the head of the Waste and Resource Management Unit of the Center for Engineering and Sustainable Development Research (CESDR) at De La Salle University (DLSU).
Professor in Agriculture and Education in the Iloilo Science and Technology University Leon Campus (ISAT U). Leon, ILOILO, PHILIPPINES
Giants in history
Filipina paediatrician and scientist Perla Santos-Ocampo (25 July 1931 – 29 June 2012) made important contributions to treatments and policies that curbed debilitating and sometimes deadly diarrhoea-related diseases and malnutrition in children.
Filipina sociologist Gelia Castillo (1928 – 2017) pioneered the concept of “participatory development,” (which calls for development projects to engage with local communities), and studied the impacts of agriculture in the Philippines on health, gender relations, the environment, and poverty.
Angelita Castro Kelly (1942-2015) was the first female Mission Operations Manager (MOM) of NASA. She spearheaded and supervised the Earth Observing System missions during its developmental stage.
Through her iconic stories featuring fictional scenes from the history of the Philippines, language teacher and academic Genoveva Matute (3 January 1915 – 21 March 2009) helped strengthen the Filipino identity.
Edgardo Dizon Gomez (7 November 1938 – 1 December 2019) was a Filipino marine biologist who recognized the need to protect marine resources, especially coral reefs, in the Philippines.
Julian Arca Banzon (13 March 1908 – 13 September 1988) was a biochemist from the Philippines who was a pioneer in alternative fuel research. Banzon investigated the use of indigenous crops as sources of renewable fuels and chemicals.
Fe Villanueva del Mundo (27 November 1911 – 6 August 2011) was a Filipina paediatrician who founded the Philippines’ first paediatric hospital.
Filipino chemist and pharmacist Manuel A. Zamora (29 March 1870 – 9 July 1929) is best remembered for his discovery of the tiki-tiki formula to combat beriberi, a disease caused by Vitamin B1 deficiency.
Research by Filipino plant scientist Benito Vergara (23 June 1934 – 24 October 2015) on the physiology of rice led to the development of deep-water and cold-tolerant rice varieties. Vergara also made several contributions to expanding public awareness of rice science.
Eminent Filipina scientist and educator Clara Lim-Sylianco (18 August 1925 – 23 July 2013) is remembered for her extensive research on mutagens – often-carcinogenic agents that permanently alter genetic materials such as DNA – antimutagens and bioorganic mechanisms.
Filipina chemist María Orosa (29 November 1892–13 February 1945) fought malnutrition and food insecurity in the Philippines by devising over 700 culinary creations including Soyalac, a nutrient rich drink made from soybeans, and Darak, rice cookies packed with Vitamin B1, which could prevent beriberi disease caused by Vitamin B1 deficiency. She was also a partisan of the guerrilla movement resisting Japanese occupation during World War II, and died after being struck by shrapnel while working in her laboratory during the Battle of Manila.
The research of Filipino pharmaceutical chemist Luz Oliveros-Belardo (3 November 1906 – 12 December 1999) focussed on essential oils and other chemicals derived from native Philippine plants.
Roseli Ocampo-Friedmann (23 November 1937 – 4 September 2005) was a Filipino-American scientist whose research focused on cyanobacteria and microorganisms that inhabit extreme environments.
Gregorio Y. Zara (8 March 1902 – 15 October 1978) was a Filipino engineer and physicist best remembered for inventing the first two-way video telephone. Zara’s video telephone invention enabled the caller and recipient to see each other while conversing, laying the foundation for video-conferencing