UPERDFI mourns the loss of Jun Berba, an esteemed adviser and member who passed away on April 4, 2023. Jun was a builder and nurturer of institutions, a servant leader in the truest sense of the word. Graduating as a BSEE magna cum laude in 1959, Jun had a distinguished Read more…
We congratulate our member Dr. Lisa Grace S. Bersales for her appointment as Professor Emeritus of the University of the Philippines! This was announced during the Board of Regents meeting on April 3, 2023. Dr. Bersales is the incumbent Executive Director of the Commission on Population Development (POPCOM), an office Read more…
Atty. Maria Melina B. Saldajeno, Chief Legal Officer of the UP Diliman Legal Office met with Dean Tonette Tanchuling, UPERDFI President Chicho Mantaring and ED Tito Aliga on March 31 to discuss professorial chairs in Engineering. They agreed that further discussions need to be made with the Secretary of the Read more…
UP College of Engineering Dean Dr. Maria Antonia Tanchuling, and Associate Dean for Institutional Linkages Dr. Eric Augustus Tingatinga graced the MBrace 2022 Program Culmination and 2023 Kick-off Event on March 24. This is sponsored by Meralco, through the One Meralco Foundation’s MpowHER Scholarship Program. The program aims to increase Read more…
The Borland Group, led by President Vicente Hao Chin Jr. and VP Araceli Chan, has decided to set up two professorial chairs in honor of Pablito R. Hao Chua. A UPERDFI Member, Pablito was the President of Borland until his untimely demise in August 2021. Recall that at his lead, Read more…
The UP Engineering Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (UPERDFI) held a successful membership engagement event on March 24 via Zoom. The event aimed to provide a platform for members to engage in discussions and gain insights into the role and importance of membership in the organization. UP College of Engineering Read more…
The UPERDFI Board of Trustees headed by Chairman Alex Sy and President Chicho Mantaring met face-to-face for the first time in three years on February 15 at the NEC Executive Board Room. The Board welcomed UP Alumni Engineers President Joey Gomez as ex-officio Trustee replacing Anton Pascual. Corporate Secretary Bong Read more…
The ICE Student Lounge is now open for students to relax, recharge and reconnect with their peers. UPERDFI is grateful to our generous donors – Luz Consuelo David (in honor of her departed husband Antonio David, CE ’71), UPERDFI Adviser Rosario “Chato” Calderon, Jason Valderrama of JCV and Associates, MJ Read more…
Dean Tonette Tanchuling and COE leaders hosted UP VP for Development, Dr. Ferdinand Pecson in discussing possible collaborations aimed at completing unfinished Engineering structures. The go-forward agreement includes a detailed review of the status of each building and understanding of the steps in the process that caused delays and an Read more…
SAN FRANCISCO, FEBRUARY 15, 2023 – The University of the Philippines Alumni Association of San Francisco (UPAASF) had its officers’ induction on February 3, 2023, at the Sentro Rizal, at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco. Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer administered the oaths of office of the board Read more…