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UPERDFI Holds Strategic Planning Workshop for 2022-2027
23 trustees, advisers and members held a two-part strategic planning session on February 23 and 26, 2022. The workshop was facilitated by President Val Reyes. The participants formed breakout groups to come up with the top 3 challenges, main problem Read more…
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Denis Carpio and Alex Sy Complete High Performance Computing Project Fund
During the February 17, 2022 Board of Trustees meeting, UP Chemical Engineering alumni Denis Carpio (ChE ‘65) and UPERDFI Chairman Alex Sy (ChE, EE ‘71) took on the challenge of completing the funding requirement for the high performance computing project. Read more…
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Jennifer Lynn Cua Establishes New Professorial Chair, Teaching and Research Award
US-based donor Jennifer Lynn Que-Sanchez Cua donated a Professorial Chair, and a Teaching and Research Award in Computer and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in honor of her beloved parents Ernesto and Evelyn Cua. Jenn studied BS Business Administration and Read more…
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Manuel R. Bulaong, Jr. Adds Two New Teaching and Research Awards
Civil engineer Manuel R. Bulaong, Jr. donated two Teaching and Research Awards for AY 2022-2023, raising the tally to four TRAs in 2022. Mr. Bulaong is an MS CE Candidate and is the president of the MRB II Construction Corporation. Read more…
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UPERDFI Welcomes 10 New Members in 2022
The UPERDFI Membership Committee headed by Dante Briones, carried out the nomination and invitation of 10 new members, to be formally welcomed by the Board at the February 16 Board meeting. The new members include ex-officio Trustee, 2022 UPAE President Read more…
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UPERDFI Signs MOA with Japan Foundation Manila
UPERDFI signed an agreement with Japan Foundation Manila to manage funds which the latter will donate to implement the We Project Design Challenge. The objective of the project is to promote inclusive designs for people with disabilities in the Philippines Read more…
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Foxmont Capital Partners to Sponsor Scholarships and Thesis Grants
Foxmont Capital Partners recently signed several agreements with UPERDFI to sponsor scholarship and thesis grants this semester and next for qualified applicants from the UP College of Engineering. Foxmont is an independent venture capital firm that invests in Filipino-focused or Read more…
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Denis Carpio Boosts Support to the High Performance Computing Project
Our US-based member, Denis T. Carpio, ChE ‘65 and wife Martha, added a significant sum for the establishment of a high performance computing facility. Denis is retired after a long productive career in the International Finance Corporation. The Carpios were Read more…
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Dr. Aura Matias Establishes the Renato B. Matias Professorial Chair
Dr. Aura C. Matias, IE ‘82 donated the DIEOR Golden Jubilee Professorial Chair in Human Factors and Ergonomics, named in honor of the memory of her departed husband Renato Bernales Matias. Renato studied in UPCOE and shifted to the BS Read more…
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Jerome Cainglet Sponsors Professorial Chair in Chemical Engineering
UPERDFI Member Jerome H. Cainglet, ChE ‘89 established the Jerome and Mary Iralyn Cainglet Professorial Chair in Chemical Engineering. Jerome currently serves as the Vice President for Business Development and Head of Gas Business Unit at the First Gen Corporation, Read more…