Effective March 15, 2024, our member Bobby Batungbacal assumed the Executive Director’s position in the influential Makati Business Club. Its website cites MBC’s purpose to be the voice of the Philippine business sector, taking advocacy positions and implementation roles necessary to contribute to nation-building. Bobby retired as Managing Director of Read more…
On March 16, Saturday, MemComm Chairman Val Reyes and members Lito Bermudo and Wendel Mediarito organized the first huddle among members at the Ayala Alabang Country Club. This effort is meant to excite members to get involved in our activities. Aside from Val, Lito and Wendel, attendees included Joanne Angtuaco, Read more…
The James Dyson Foundation provided grants for student teams in the UP Diliman Department of Mechanical Engineering in the Academic Year 2023-24. Thanks to ME professors Louis Danao and Julius Lustro for running the awards. Congratulations to the eight project teams: The winners have submitted their entries to the James Read more…
UPERDFI Member Michael V. Gonzalez met and chatted with civil engineering scholars, Felix M. Gonzalez professorial chair awardee Prof. Magdaleno Vasquez, Jr., Associate Dean for Student Affairs Kate Tungpalan, ED Tito Aliga, and DED Norika Ishikawa on February 26, 2024 at the Maynilad Room, Melchor Hall. Grateful for his UP Read more…
As President of the Philippine Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology (PHILAAST), our Adviser Boy de la Peña led two Roundtable discussions on advancing STI in the Philippines. Recall that he was a leading proponent of FILIPINNOVATION during his term as DOST Secretary in 2016-22. The discussions organized Read more…
The Distinguished Practitioner Lecture on Surfing the Waves of Constant Change and Disruption featuring our member and Microsoft’s Principal Program Manager Jennifer Lynn Cua’s experiences (originally scheduled in March 2020 but was canceled due to the pandemic). This was organized by the UPD Department of Computer Science, UPD Electrical and Read more…
The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between UP Diliman and Fluor Daniel, Inc. – Philippines was held at the UP Board of Regents Room at Quezon Hall on March 15, 2024. The MOA enumerated six streams of partnership for the benefit of the College of Engineering, which Read more…
On February 10, 2024, the Philsaga Mining Corporation dispatched an emergency response team to assist with the search and retrieval operation and initial relief goods distribution for the Masara landslide orphans in Maco, Davao de Oro, demonstrating the company’s solidarity with the affected communities. In a parallel effort, the DENR Read more…
On February 15, faculty awardees of the two APEX Professorial Chairs made a presentation to APEX Technical and Operations Executives. DMMME Profs. Karlo Baladad (Chair in Mining) and Richard Espiritu (Chair in Met Engg) were joined by ED Tito Aliga for the event. Our member Louie Sarmiento is the President Read more…