UPERDFI-NISMED Meeting with (L-R) Chicho Mantaring, Dr. Grace Gomez, Alex Sy, Dr. Sheryl Monterola, Lito Bermudo, Dr. Monalisa Sasing, Norika Ishikawa and Tito Aliga. UPERDFI officers met with the University of the Philippines National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (UP NISMED) officials on August 9, 2023 to explore Read more…
With heavy hearts, we gather to pay tribute to a distinguished member, who left behind a legacy of unwavering commitment and invaluable contributions to UP College of Engineering and to our Foundation. He set up RN Ferrer & Associates, a leading design and engineering firm in the field of electrical Read more…
DOD Signing with (L-R) UPERDFI Executive Director Tito Aliga, JAAF Executive Director Diane Romero, COE Dean Tonette Tanchuling, COE Assoc. Dean for Student Affairs Kate Tungpalan The J. Amado Araneta Foundation, Inc. (JAAF) signed the Deed of Donation with UPERDFI and the UP College of Engineering for the Thesis Support Read more…
The UP College of Engineering held the Recognition Rites on August 1, 2023 at the Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City. The guest speaker was UPERDFI Member Mamerto “Mert” E. Tangonan from the BS Civil Engineering Class of 1984. Mert is the Deputy Governor of the Payments and Currency Management Sector of Read more…
(L-R) ED Tito Aliga, Dir. Harold Aquino, Dean Tonette Tanchuling, NEC Deputy ED Dr. Lally Perez, ICE Director Dr. Regin Regidor, and former BRS director, Dr. Fer Germar The UP Building Research Service, one of five Research Centers under the National Engineering Center, celebrated its 52nd year on July 31, Read more…
DMCI Homes President Alfredo Austria (2nd from left) and ICE Director Jose Regin Regidor lead the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Universal Testing Machine, together with UPERDFI Executive Director Alfonso Aliga, Jr. and UP College of Engineering Dean Maria Antonia Tanchuling. Photo by Engr. John Carlo Raquiño Quezon City, July Read more…
The UP College of Engineering National Graduate School for Engineering held its Recognition Rites on July 27, 2023, at the Bahay ng Alumni, Quezon City. The guest speaker was UPERDFI Trustee Dr. Enrico “Eric” Paringit, BS Geodetic Engineering (1997) and MS Remote Sensing (1999). He finished his D.Eng degree at Read more…
Dr. Magdaleno Albarracin, Jr. (2nd from right) hands over the donation to UPERDFI Chairman Alex Sy. In photo (L-R), Dr. Rowena Cristina Guevara, Dr. Guillermo Tabios III and Atty. Edgardo Carlo Vistan II. Quezon City, July 26, 2023 – Dr. Magdaleno B. Albarracin, Jr., an alumnus of Electrical Engineering, Vice Read more…
UPERDFI thanks the Felicio Family for renewing their Scholarship Program in UP Engineering. Nestor Felicio (BS Chemical Engineering) and wife Mary Grace P. Felicio (BA Communications Research) first established the scholarship program in 2015 and their two scholars, who were on 3-year support, finished their studies in 2018 and in Read more…
Capping a continuing discussion since the end of 2022, Apex Mining Co., Inc. (AMCI) and UPERDFI signed the deed of donation for the Apex Mining Co. Professorial Chairs, one for Mining Engineering and one for Metallurgical Engineering. The six-year commitment starts with the 2023-24 awards. For AMCI, President and CEO Read more…