10 PhD and 113 MS graduates were feted during the National Graduate School of Engineering (NGSE) 2019 Recognition Rites on June 27 at the Bahay ng Alumni. UP ChE alumnus, former professor and UPERDFI member Dr. Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr. was the guest speaker. He is a NAST Academician, and Read more…
Congratulations, UP ICE Class of 2019! The UP Institute of Civil Engineering held the 2019 Recognition Rites on June 26 at the DM Consunji Theater to acknowledge the achievements of BS CE graduates for AY 2018-19. Adviser Chato Calderon (CE ’72) shared an Inspirational Message about the Science of Happiness Read more…
(L-R) Trustee Roger Buendia, ED Tito Aliga, Federico Goseco, Adviser Chato Calderon, Trustee Ronnie Nolasco, Technopreneurs Divina and Prof. Nestor Tiglao US-based Luz Consuelo “Chelo” David donated to the UPCOE SWELL Program Infrastructure Fund in honor of her beloved husband, CE ’71 alumnus Antonio H. David. Federico Goseco, Chelo’s brother, Read more…
Family of former UPCOE Dean, Dr. Ruben A. Garcia, led by his widow, Fe (in wheelchair), receives the posthumous UPAE Lifetime Achievement Award. UPERDFI members in the picture include Sid Consunji, Dean Babylin de Leon, Mar Casillan, and Tito Aliga UPCOE, in recognition of faculty and staff who have shown Read more…
Engr. Rene Santiago (middle) presents an overview of High-Occupancy Vehicles (HOV) with co-panelists Engr. Christian Tagros (left) and Atty. Jenicka Hosaka (right) The National Engineering Center (NEC), through its program ConNECt Talks, together with the National Center for Transportation Studies (NCTS), organized a forum on transportation ideas to ease the Read more…
UPERDFI Adviser Chato Calderon, Member Raymund Alberto (GE ’94, CEO of RASA Surveying), Trustee Roger Buendia and ED Tito Aliga shared valuable insights in developing the go-to-market plan of UP DREAM Commercial Services, a promising business venture, during its first Strategic Planning Workshop held on June 10, 2019 at UPNEC. Read more…
UPNEC held a ConNECt Talk, entitled “Doing Our Part: A Forum on Minimizing Marine Plastics” on June 7 at the NEC AVR. The forum engaged resource persons to talk about the issue and what we can do to mitigate the ill effects of marine plastics. World Bank Sr. Environmental Engineer Read more…
Back-to-Back Meetings at the Trinidad Residence with (seated, from left) Engg Musika Director Malvin Macasaet; Adviser Sec. Boy de la Peña; ED Tito Aliga; UP ICE Prof. Glen Tabios; Chairman Alex Sy; Secretary Ronnie Nolasco; EA Norika Ishikawa; UP DGE Prof. Rhod Gonzalez; Usec Gev Guevara; Dean Babylin de Leon; Read more…
UPERDFI met with representatives from Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc., UPSCALE’s IGNITE Program and the UP Diliman Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering on June 4, 2019 for the Coir+ Project, the first Market-to-Lab Project undertaken by the Foundation. The parties signed the Terms of Reference last April 30 Read more…
(L-R) Anjo Victor, Tito Aliga, Chato Calderon, Elizha Corpus, Dr. Bebeng Clemente, Dr. Rhod Gonzalez, and Dr. Rhandley Cajote, and Sharon Esposo-Betan UPERDFI and the UPCOE Student Wellbeing Program Committee organized a Planning Session on June 3, 2019 at Melchor Hall with Consultant Elizha Corpus, UPERDFI Adviser Chato Calderon and Read more…