Greetings! As we welcome 2020 with much hope for another abundant year, we are propelled by what we were able to accomplish in 2019. Let’s count the ways! 1. We continued to receive donations pledged by US Engineering and UP Read more…
To start 2020, our US-based member, Apolonio Yson (ME ’66) and wife Lorna Llave Yson (ChE ’66) set up the second Apolonio and Lorna Yson Professorial Chair! This follows the first that they established in 2014. The Chairs will be Read more…
(L-R) Mr. Irvin Domingo, Ms. Fides Tanay, Dean Ferdie Manegdeg and ED Tito Aliga SM Prime Holdings executives Fides Tanay (SVP and Group Chief HR Officer) and Irvin Domingo, Jr. (VP and Head of HR Strategy and Organizational Development) discussed Read more…
After completing the Professorial Chair Colloquia in November, the Office of the UP President approved the appointments of the proposed the chair awardees. A total of 145 chairs were awarded, up from 137 in 2018. The 145 included 139 from Read more…
ED Tito Aliga explains the status of Chairs to the CEB, with President Rico at the back. Dean Ferdie Manegdeg presided over the College Executive Board Meeting on November 29, 2019 at the Maynilad Room. At the invitation of the Read more…
Dr. Mike Pedrasa presents project updates to the Technical Advisory Panel The Philippine Energy System Modelling (ESM) Project is well underway. The Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) had its second meeting on November 25, 2019. The Project Team led by Dr. Read more…
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 Read more…
Levy Espiritu (center) receives the award from Dean Ferdie Manegdeg (left) and UPAE President Caccus Berba (right) | Photo courtesy of Rockfordproductions, Inc. / UPAE We congratulate UPERDFI member Levy Espiritu, CE ’79, for being accorded the Most Distinguished Alumnus 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, Read more…
(Seated, L-R) UPCOE Dean Ferdinand Manegdeg, UPERDFI President Rico Trinidad, PLDT-Smart Foundation, Inc. Chairman Manny V. Pangilinan, PLDT-Smart Foundation, Inc. President Ma. Esther O. Santos, PLDT Chief People Support Gina P. Ordoñez (Standing, L-R) UPCOE Associate Dean for Research Happy Read more…