On August 29, 2023, during Metrobank’s 61st Anniversary celebration at the Grand Hyatt Manila, Metrobank Foundation and GT Foundation, Inc. handed over development grants worth PHP 40 Million to 32 partner organizations including UPERDFI and the UP College of Engineering. UPERDFI ED Tito Aliga and UPCOE Dean Tonette Tanchuling attended Read more…
In the culminating event for GBF’s 30th year held on August 17 at The Westin Manila, the GBF President Lance Gokongwei and Executive Director Grace Colet presented the renewed thrust in implementing its purpose – ‘Building the future through education’. This was espoused by the patriarch, Mr. John Gokongwei, Jr. 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…
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…
On June 22, the UP Alumni Engineers, with the generous hosting at the Manila Golf Club by our Adviser Sid Consunji, conducted a successful fundraising to replenish and build the Study Now Pay Later Program. The original SNPL Fund was set up in 2016 and has benefitted almost 150 students. Read more…
In a special event held at the Novotel Araneta City on June 7, MPTC signed Scholarship MOAs with 17 schools from Metro Manila, Bulacan and CALABARZON region. The group included the UP Diliman College of Engineering. As North Luzon Expressways, MPTC started sponsoring scholars in UP Engineering in AY 2012-13. Read more…
The month-long search by the Innovation Committee headed by UPERDFI President Chicho Mantaring culminated on May 24, 2023 with the awarding and hand-over of grants to the student project leaders. The focus of the grant is to assist the prototyping of the R&D and capstone projects of students that have 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…
On January 11, 2023, Chicho Mantaring and Tito Aliga joined UPSCALE Director Louie Sison and staff Meggy Caparas and Nikko Guiam in discussing with Veronica Hernandez of the Accenture Campus Relations Team the Accenture events and programs lined up for 2023. The program involves engaging students in undertaking research projects Read more…
Dean Tonette Tanchuling hosted a meet-and-greet session on December 13, 2022 with Huawei Technologies Philippines executives and the 2022-23 scholars at the Melchor Hall Faculty Lounge. The Huawei team included Peter Zhang (HR Director); Derrick Gan (HR Manager); Karrie Buenafe (Sr. Manager for Public Affairs); and Khairyl Serrano (HR Associate). Read more…