The UPERDFI Board of Trustees met on November 20 to discuss the status of programs and projects. Focus will be on seeking donors for new chairs and increasing the number of active chairs out of the underfunded chairs that are being rested. New initiatives include supporting the plan of Dean Read more…
(L-R) Rico Trinidad, Freddie Austria, Sid Consunji, Mar Casillan, Jun Villoria, Edgar Manrique, Sec. Boy de la Peña, Levy Espiritu, Mark Villanueva, Menchu Seriña, Rene Bello, Jon Kasilag, Chato Calderon, Rhod Gonzalez and Tito Aliga. Photo courtesy of Rockford Productions, Inc. / UPAE. UPERDFI joined the UPAE’s 72nd Alumni Homecoming Read more…
San Francisco-based UPERDFI Member Vic Villagracia visited the Philippines and met with UPERDFI Trustee Roger Buendia and Adviser Chato Calderon, and UPCOE Dean Ferdie Manegdeg and Associate Deans Carl Odulio and Happy Denoga on November 8. Vic suggested to procure a Very High Speed (VHS) Computer to increase research accuracy Read more…
(L-R) Dr. Juvy Balbarona and Teresa Li. Photo courtesy of Token News PH Consultancy Token News PH Consultancy, Inc. awarded 5 Study Grants to UPCOE students to study blockchain technology during its third conference on November 10, 2019 at the Peninsula Manila in Makati City. UPCOE Associate Dean for Student Read more…
PLDT-SMART Foundation Chairman Manny Pangilinan signed the deed of donation for the five-year extension of the PLDT-SMART Foundation Professorial Chair with UPCOE Dean Ferdie Manegdeg and UPERDFI President Rico Trinidad on November 5, 2019. MVP committed to set up two new Chairs effective AY 2020-21.
(L-R) Willie Mejia, Greg Vigilar, UPAADCMDVA President Sarah Bengzon, President Danilo Concepcion UPERDFI and UPCOE thank the UPAA DCMDVA (Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia) for pooling their donations for the Student Wellbeing Program. UPAA DCMDVA President Sarah Bengzon, Willie Mejia and Greg Vigilar turned over the ceremonial check of $10,000 Read more…
Industry challenger SteelAsia Manufacturing Corporation UPERDFI, in cooperation with SteelAsia Manufacturing Corporation and the UP Diliman Department of Mechanical Engineering, delivered the fourth installment of Technology Hour on October 23, 2019 at UP NEC. VPs Raffy Hildalgo and Dods Cola (MetE ’78) of SteelAsia, the country’s dominant player in steel Read more…
UP President Danilo L. Concepcion hosted a Donors Reception for UPCOE donors on October 22, 2019 at the Board Room of Quezon Hall, UP Diliman. The ceremonial sundial plaques were handed over to the donors pictured below, from left: Rico Trinidad, Tito Aliga and Sec Boy de la Peña Renato Read more…
US-based UPERDFI Members Chato Calderon, Dado Banatao and Vic Villagracia joined the 2019 UP Alumni Association in the Americas (UPAAA) Convention and Grand Reunion that took place on August 30-September 2, 2019 in San Francisco. It is a biennial event designed to bring UP alumni from North America to support Read more…