GT Foundation, Inc. (GTFI), in partnership with UPERDFI, approved the second batch of scholars who will receive financial assistance for four years. The GTFI Scholarship Program started in 2018 and supported 10 students from their freshman year to graduation in 2022. GTFI renewed its scholarship program to support another batch Read more…
The UPERDFI Board of Trustees welcomed the new members to the Foundation during the quarterly meeting held on November 16 via zoom. After a rigorous 4-month long process undertaken by the Membership Committee headed by Val Reyes, the Board welcomed the following new members, which brings the roster to 220 strong:Joselito Read more…
The UP Alumni Engineers (UPAE) conducts an annual nomination and recognition of engineering professionals and leaders in government, industry and academe. For 2022, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Deputy Governor and UPERDFI Member Mamerto “Mert” Tangonan, CE ’84, will receive the Most Distinguished Alumnus Award for his work in ushering the digital Read more…
Dr. Luis J. Pascual, UPERDFI Founding Secretary and UP Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Founding Chairman, started the UPERDFI Golden Anniversary Fund Drive in support of engineering projects with societal impact. The application of the donation is being discussed. Dr. Pascual established a Professorial Chair dedicated to Systems Read more…
On November 5, the Department of Geodetic Engineering hosted its annual alumni homecoming, highlighting its 85th anniversary and the 58th anniversary of the Training Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry (TCAGP) at the Melchor Hall Lobby. Hosted by DGE Chairman Dr. Jak Sarmiento and the UP Geomatics Alumni Association, the Read more…
UPERDFI President Chicho Mantaring and Executive Director Tito Aliga, and Tau Alpha Foundation, Inc. Chairman Norberto Mendoza signed the Memorandum of Agreement for the construction of the BoardWalk in UP Diliman on November 3 at the UPERDFI Office. The Tau Alpha Legacy Project, initially planned to be the Infinity Walk, has Read more…