Ugnayan AbrilMayo 2015

Prof. Jamel Joseph A. Obnamia and

Prof. Jose Manuel L. Sicat
Gawad Tsanselor trophy, 2014
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Schedules subject to change without prior notice. For confirmation of program schedules, please
coordinate with concerned organizers using contact information indicated in each activity.

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 Ugnayan AbrilMayo 2015
Marso 20Abril 30
Terraforming
1F Galleries
Vargas Museum
The UP Vargas Museum, in cooperation with
Art Informal and Box Plot, presents
Terraforming, an exhibit of Mark
Valenzuelas and Pablo K. Capati IIIs
contemporary ceramics.
Terraforming goes beyond its literal
definition of earth-shaping to present the
importance of the process of making ceramics
and the way the artists use these works in
order to re-create and re-examine the world
around them. Since terraforming is the process
by which the earth is re-created (to the point
of being habitable for humans) in order to
transform a planet or a moon, the exhibition
is a reflection of the artists physical and
conceptual practice of re-forming the earth
and re-creating their own worldsbeautiful,
yes, but also full of conflict, confusion and (in)
humanity. The exhibition invites its viewers
to look at ceramics not as a beautiful object
that has been shaped by ceramic traditions
and age-old techniques, but as a platform
by which the artists reveal something of
themselves and the spaces they inhabit.
For more information, contact the Vargas
Museum at 928-1927, 981- 8500 loc. 4024,
928-1925 or e-mail vargasmuseum@gmail.
com. You may also check their website at
http://vargasmuseum.upd.edu.ph or like us
at http://www.facebook.com/vargasmuse-
um.upd and follow us @UPVargasMuseum
for updates.
Abril 5-11, 19-25
National Training of Trainers
of Grade 4 Science and
Mathematics Teachers for the
K-12 Basic Education
Science Teachers Training Center
NISMED
The sessions for elementary school
mathematics are designed to highlight
teaching mathematics through problem
solving. For elementary school science, the
emphasis will be on teaching through inquiry.
Problem solving/inquiry plays an important
role in developing mathematical/scientific
thinking. Its importance is reflected in the K
to 12 mathematics/science curriculum, where
it envisions graduates of the basic education
program who are good problem solvers and
critical thinkers. Students who have these
abilities are believed to be independent
learners. Thus, the sessions will help
teachers who experience difficulty
incorporating meaningful problem solving/
inquiry activities in their mathematics/
science teaching and learning.
A total of 504 selected public school
teachers will be trained in two batches on
Apr. 5 to 11 and Apr. 19 to 25 with 252
participants per batch.
Open to the public. For inquiries, contact the
Office of the Director at tel. 928-3545 or
email nismedup@gmail.com.
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 Ugnayan AbrilMayo 2015
Abril 6-17
Teaching Preschoolers and
Early Graders in the Context
of the K to 12 Curriculum
College of Education Training Center
8 a.m.
A seminar for preschool and primary
teachers, administrators and tertiary level
early childhood education (ECE) educators and
organized by the Teaching in the Early Grades
(TEG) area of the College of Education.
For inquiries, contact 981-8500 loc. 2821,
0928-382-5615, or email
upeductraining2015@gmail.com.
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Abril 7
Tragedy on Television:
Aristotles Revenge
College of Mass Communication A101
5:30-7 p.m.
While tragedy as a genre seems increasingly
irrelevant to cinema, the recent trend in
television serial dramas revolving around a
central anti-hero makes contact with central
tenets of classical tragic theory. Dr. Joel Mann
views examples from the recent dramatic
series Breaking Bad and Sons of Anarchy
through the lens of Aristotles poetics, though
other series in the same vein will be up for
discussion (e.g., Mad Men, The Sopranos).
About the Speaker
Joel E. Mann received his PhD in Philosophy and
Classics in 2005 from the University of Texas at
Austin. His primary areas of historical interest are
ancient Greek philosophy and post-Kantian
European philosophy, especially existentialism,
though his treatment of these figures is heavily
colored by so-called analytic method. He has
published on Nietzsche, specifically on his
engagement with ancient thought. His work in
ancient Greek philosophy concentrates on
Presocratic thought and its intersections with ancient
medicine, law, rhetoric, drama and historiography.
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Abril 8-15
BS Interior Design ID123
Table Setting Exhibit
CHE Lobby
College of Home Economics
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
An open exhibit by the class of ID123
Decorative Arts and Soft Furnishings
featuring table settings designed in various
themes such as Filipino colonial-inspired
breakfast and Mediterranean-style al
fresco lunch.
The table settings include the students
printed fabrics and floral arrangements and
based on set menu provided by the
Department of Hotel, Restaurant and
Institution Management.
Abril 10
Tampisaw:
An Interactive Exhibit
Palma Hall Rm. 400
12-3 p.m.
Tampisaw is part of the UP Tomokais 24th
year celebration of cultural exchanges
between the Philippines and Japan.
The exhibit will have booths that feature
cultural offerings such as origami of Japan
and baybayin of the Philippines.
For inquiries, contact Dan Ang at
0922-821-0617 or uptomokai@gmail.com.
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 Ugnayan AbrilMayo 2015
Abril 13Mayo 11
(Lunes-Miyerkules-Biyernes)
Sining Bulilit 2015
Grade School Building
UP Integrated School (UPIS)
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Sining Bulilit is an Art Enrichment Program
that caters to two age groups: 6-8 years old
and 9-11 years old. Young pupils are taught
various art activities by Art Education graduate
students of the College of Education.
Interested applicants are encouraged to fill
out forms available at the Art Education Area
(Room 200, Benitez Hall). Registration fee:
P1,500 (inclusive of art materials). Slots are
offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
For inquiries, call 981-8500 loc. 2815 or
0922-761-5898.
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Abril 13Mayo 22
(Lunes-Miyerkules-Biyernes)
Reading Link:
Beginning Reading Program
UPIS Grade 3 to 6 Building
8-10:30 a.m.
The Beginning Reading Program of Reading
Link is designed for incoming Kindergarten
(5.6 years old) to Grade 2 pupils who need
more assistance to prepare them for reading.
The program is handled by the faculty and
graduate students of the Reading Area of
the College of Education.
Registration fee: P1,000, inclusive of
materials. Only 25 slots per class are offered.
For inquiries, call 981-8500 loc. 2815.
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Abril 13Mayo 22
(Lunes-Miyerkules-Biyernes)
Reading Link:
Reading Enrichment Program
UPIS Grade 3 to 6 Building
8-10:30 a.m.
The Reading Enrichment Program of Reading
Link is meant for incoming Grades 3 to 7
students. The program is facilitated by the
faculty and graduate students of the Reading
Area of the College of Education.
Only 15 slots are offered, interested
registrants should enlist on or before Apr. 4
at Room 200 of the Benitez Hall, College
of Education.
For inquiries, call 981-8500 loc. 2815.
An assessment session for all enlisted pupils
is scheduled on Apr. 6, 8-10:30 am.
Abril 13-17
Mining, Metallurgical and
Materials (MMM) Engineering
Days 2015
The MMM Days 2015 is the most anticipated
week-long celebration of the 78th anniversary
of the Department of Mining, Metallurgical
and Materials Engineering (DMMME). This
years celebration also showcases DMMMEs
contribution to the society and promotes the
department by organizing fun-filled activities.
Target audiences are MMM students, faculty,
invited high school students and
Department Donors.
Apr. 13: OPENING DAY
The celebration will be opened
formally through a program, the
exhibits from the different department
organizations and Grand Pa-Cupcake.
Mar. 23-Apr. 13: SPORTSFEST
A fun-filled competition where the
different DMMME batches compete in
Basketball, Volleyball and Jak-En-Poy.
Apr. 14-16: ORG FAIR
The different department organizations
will put up booths for the students to
enjoy. Fun-filled mini-contest will be held
where cash prizes will be given away.
Apr. 17: CULMINATING NIGHT
A night of enjoyment where the
anticipated Mr. and Ms. MMM, the
outstanding students and the outstanding
theses and the winning batch of this years
MMM Days will be awarded.
For inquiries, contact Christian Ed R. Uytico,
Marketing Co-Head, MMM Days 2015 at 0917-
702-2375 or christianedruytico@hotmail.com.
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Abril 13-17
Civil Engineering (CE) Days
The CE Days is the biggest and the most
awaited annual institute-wide event attend-
ed by UPs civil engineering students and
faculty. It is where students, instructors and
professors are able to
showcase their individual talents and where
camaraderie and unity among the institutes
constituents are built.
ICE (Institute of Civil Engineering) Fieldtrip
An academic field trip for the students
to have a grasp of how it is to actually
work as an engineer on site or in the
corporate world.
Are You Smarter Than Your CE Prof?
A ribbon cutting ceremony for the ICE
exhibit featuring the week-long
celebration will be launched together
with the students-faculty battle in an
anything-under-the-sun trivia game.
ICE Colloquium & CE Hour
The Institutes general assembly of
students and faculty will include
company talks and colloquium.
Culminating Night
Students, faculty and staff participate
in various activities such as the Singing
CEnsation, Mr. and Ms. CE, and the
awarding and recognition of outstanding
CE students in academics, sports, arts,
music, dance and leadership.
For inquiries, contact
ce.representatives1415@gmail.com.
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Abril 14
Weak or Strong State:
The Implications of
Self-organization in a
Disaster-Prone Community
in the Philippines
College of Mass Communication A101
3:30-5 p.m.
The paper is an offshoot of an earlier study
on the manifestations of self-organization in
the community of Banaba, San Mateo, Rizal
in their response to Tropical Storm Ketsana
(local name Ondoy).
The study examines the implications of
self-organization as contextualized in the
above community, vis-a-vis the states
capacity for governance and social services.
About the Speakers
Edgie Francis B. Uyanguren is a Master of Industrial
Relations student at the School of Labor and
Industrial Relations in UPD. He is working as a
University Researcher at the College of
Mass Communication.
Glennis S. Uyanguren is a student of Doctor of
Philosophy (Philippine Studies) at the Tri-Col-
lege in UPD. She works as a University Extension
Specialist at the UP Institute for Small-Scale
Industries, where she manages training programs
for micro, small and medium enterprises.
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Abril 14-17
Electrical and Electronics
Engineering Institute Days
The Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Institute (EEEI) Days is a week-long event
designed to promote camaraderie and
community spirit among the EEEI student body,
faculty and staff. Every year, the EEEI Day draws
hundreds of EEEI students and faculty to
participate in its unique and enjoyable
events and gatherings.
SupEEEr Mario
A quiz show among students who will
choose the professors that they think
answered the question correctly.
UltEEEmate Sonic
Institute organizations will set-up booths
with games and prizes for visitors and
passers-by and laboratories will open
their facilities to the student body. This
is to promote various laboratories and
student organizations and to celebrate
their contributions to the Institute.
Counter StrikEEE
Counter StrikEEE is this years student-
teacher dialogue where 200 EEEI
students and faculty will tackle
various issues and policies of the Institute
to promote better understanding and
cooperation between two sectors of the
EEEI community.
Final FantasEEE
A night of live music by the Institutes
local bands, with drinks and barbecues
served to the community to promote the
EEEI community spirit among its faculty,
students and staff.
Abril 14-17
2015 Summer Training-Seminar
for Social Science Teachers
CSSP Audio-Visual Room
Palma Hall
The College of Social Sciences and
Philosophy (CSSP) and the Social Science
and Philosophy Research Foundation, Inc.
(SSPRF) will be holding the 2015 Summer
Training-Seminar for Social Science Teachers.
This years theme is Strengthening Social
Science and Philosophy Content in Grades
11 and 12. The training-seminar is geared for
teachers in primary, secondary and tertiary
educational institutions throughout the
country. It is also designed to help improve
the social sciences and philosophy content
in Grades 11 and 12 of the K-12 Program
in the context of recent reforms in the
education sector.
Registration fee: P4,000 (training materials
and lunch, snacks and a dinner for the dura-
tion of the training-seminar.)
For inquiries, contact the training secretariat
through:
Website: http://kssp.upd.edu.ph/resources/
announcements/130-2015-summer-train-
ing-seminar-for-social-science-teachers,
email: csspextramurals@kssp.upd.edu.ph
Trunkline: 981-8500 loc. 2436
Telefax: 426-3801 Mobile: 0905-263-7879,
0917-736-7879, 0910-328-0985.
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Abril 15 Abril 16
CLRG@50 Lecture Series: Myanmar Planning:
ICTs in Local Governments First-Hand Impressions
by Dr. Remigio D. Ocenar (SURP 50th Anniversary Public
Lecture Series)

Assembly Hall
National College of Public Administration Cario Multi-Purpose Hall
and Governance (NCPAG) School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP)
2 p.m. 6 p.m.

The CLRG@50 Lecture Series is held in The talk is the fourth in the SURP 50th
celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Anniversary Public Lecture Series and will be
NCPAG Center for Local and Regional presented by Cesar B. Umali Jr.
Governance (CLRG).
The lecture touches on community planning
The lecture series aims to revisit the past strategies to mainstream the poor into the
issues and challenges on local governance as socio-economic growth processes.
it relates to the present through the eyes of
CLRGs past and present directors. Established For inquiries, call 926-2120 or email
by the University and Congress as the Local surp.graduatestudies@gmail.com.
Government Center in 1965, CLRG is UPs
research, training and consulting center for
local governments.The Center is a constituent
unit of NCPAGand subscribes to NCPAGs
paradigm of the healthy mix of theory and
practice (praxis).

For inquiries and reservation, call 928-3914,

925-4722 or email clrg.ncpag@upd.edu.ph.

About the speaker

Cesar Umali Jr. served as the Team Leader of the
Myanmar National Community Driver Development
Project from September 2013 to September 2014.
He is currently the Project Operations and M&E
Adviser for the Partnership for Transparency Fund,
a US-based NGO.

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 Ugnayan AbrilMayo 2015
Abril 16-17
ISKOpreneur 2015:
Iskasaysayan
UPClarkCourtyard
UPD Extension Program in Pampanga
ISKOpreneur is an annual fair that
showcases the entrepreneurial skills and
innovative products of the senior Business
Management students of UP Diliman
Extension Program in Pampanga.
developmentally appropriate literacy, arts,
Now on its 7th year, this years theme is
Iskasaysayanfeaturing different eras in
world history, across different cultures.
For inquiries, contact Hazel Valloyasat
0916-861-0102.
Abril 17Mayo 20
(Lunes-Miyerkules-Biyernes)
UP EDTEG Summer Fun
Classes 2015
K-2 Building
Kinder: 8-11 a.m.
Grades 1-3: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
The summer workshop for kids caters to
Kindergarten (5 years old) to incoming Grade
3 kids who will be engaged in integrated
numeracy, science, music and physical
activities facilitated by the faculty and
graduate students of the Teaching in the
Early Grades (TEG) area of the College
of Education.
An assessment session for all enlisted
children is scheduled on Apr. 7. Registration
fee: P1,000 Room 208 of the Benitez Hall.
Slots are limited.
For inquiries, call 981-8500 loc. 2821.
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 Ugnayan AbrilMayo 2015

Abril 17Hulyo 17 Abril 17, 20-24

(Lahat ng Biyernes)
Speech and Theatre Fest 2015:
Management Development SPECTRUM
Program for Coops, NGOs
and Trade Unions A SPECTRUM is a group of colors that can
be separated from red, orange, yellow, green,
blue, indigo and violet. These colors can be
School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR) a byproduct of a prism. Just like a prism,
9 a.m.-5 p.m. the Department of Speech Communication
and Theatre Arts produces different kinds of
The certificate course in Management students passionate in different disciplines.
Development Program is designed to build This years Speech and Theatre Fest aims to
the managerial, leadership and showcase what these disciplines are.
entrepreneurialskillsprimarily for
cooperatives, NGOs and trade unions. OUROBOROS:
Pananalamin at
The entire training package covers 12 Panganganino
sessions, held on a once-a-week basis, Apr. 17 (7 p.m.), 18 & 19
starting onApr. 17 to Jul. 17.The program (2 p.m. and 7 p.m.)
topics include: Strategic Planning, Values Teatro Hermogenes
Formation, Human Resource Management Ylagan, Faculty Center
and Development, Planning and Operations
Management, Basic Entrepreneurship, Labor Speech and Theatre
Relations, Financial Management, Project Theses Colloquium
Development and Management. Apr. 20
Pulungang CM Recto,
The training approach is participatory and Bulwagang Rizal
engages participants through case studies,
group discussions and interactive presentations. Oral Interpretation Workshop
Apr. 21
For inquiries, call 920-7717, 928-6396 or CAL Bldg Rm. 306
927-8340.
Career Orientation
Apr. 22
Sulod Taguibanwa, 4F Faculty Center

Impromptu Speaking Contest: Ansaveh

Apr.23
Pulungang CM Recto, Bulwagang Rizal

Musical Theatre: Broadway Showdown &

Culminating Night
Apr. 24
Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater, 2F Palma Hall

For details, call the Department of Speech

Communication and Theatre Arts at
924-3224 or send a message through
www.facebook.com/UPDepartmentof-
SpeechCommunicationandTheatreArts.

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Abril 18
Social Studies Education and
the K to 12 Curriculum:
Trends and Challenges
Benitez Theater
College of Education
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
The conference provides a venue to share
best practices and present developments
and results of research projects in Social
Studies Education. It aims to promote
collaboration and connection among
scholars, educators and administrators in
the field of Social Studies.
Dr. Maria Serena I. Diokno, chair of the
National Historical Commission of the
Philippines, will be the keynote speaker of
the conference. Her lecture will be followed
by four parallel sessions with
speakers from the UP faculty, UP Integrated
School and the Department of Education.
The conference fee is P150 (conference
materials for the programs entire duration).
For inquiries, call 981-8500 loc. 2816.
Abril 20
Ayala Corporation-UP School
of Economics Forum
(AC-UPSE Economic Forum):
A Case for the Philippine
Competition Law
Ayala Museum, Makati City
3 p.m.
The AC-UPSE Economic Forum is a quarterly
forum organized by the UPSE with support
from a grant by the Ayala Corporation. The
program encourages and publicly
disseminates applied economic research on
factors that promote sustained economic
growth in the Philippines. Presentations
involve a variety of topics affecting the
Philippines and the world economy.
Speaker: Dr. Ma. Joy Abrenica, School of
Economics professor
Open to the public but will require
confirmation at the Public Affairs Office,
School of Economics, tel: 920-5481 or email
rssanpascual@econ.upd.edu.ph.
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 Ugnayan AbrilMayo 2015
Abril 20-25
Computer Science (CS) Week
A week-long event for the CS students,
faculty and staff.
Apr. 20: Opening Day
An opening ceremony will be held with CS
Week exhibit featuring the department and
booths of various CS organizations and
sponsors.
Apr. 25 (Awarding):
CS Pop Awards
A contest of popularity, talent and recognition
among the CS constituents.
Abril 20-25: Batch Competition
Batch competition aims to build up
camaraderie, sportsmanship and bonding
among the different batches through
various mini-games, contests and activities.
Abril 20-25: Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt comprised of different
challenges and obstacles and their
corresponding rewards scattered around the
department for the participants to overcome.
Abril 21 (Chorale) & Abril 23 (Design):
Lab Competitions
Different CS laboratories will battle out as
the Best Lab Chorale and Lab Design.
Abril 22: Org Booths & Events
The student organizations that comprise the
CS Network are given an opportunity to hold
their own booths and events during the
CS Week.
Abril 25: CS Party
Serves as the awarding ceremony for all the
winners of all the events, with performances
from the winners of the Lab Chorale.
Contact info: Abbey Quiones,
Overall Marketing, Head CS Week 2015
0933-363-9621
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Abril 21
Korean War Films:
From Unending War to the
Peace Movement
College of Mass Communication Auditorium
10:30 a.m.-12 noon
The paper represents the current research
of Dr. John R. Eperjesi on the Korean War in
both US and South Korean culture.
Hollywood films such asSteel Helmet
(Samuel Fuller 1951) andThe Bridges at
Toko-Ri(Mark Robson 1954), and South
Korean films such asWelcome to the
Dongmakgol(Park Kwang-hyun 2005)
andThe Front Line(Jang Hoon 2011), all
incorporate to varying degrees the defining
features of the anti-war film.Through the
practice of contrapuntal reading between
these films, ethical and political questions
can be raised and addressed in ways that
they might not when the texts under
analysis are fixed within a specific historical
period and national tradition and then
regulated by a geographically bounded
discipline such as Korean Studies or
American Studies.
About the speaker
Eperjesi is Associate Professor of Literature at
Kyung Hee University in Seoul. He received his PhD
in the Literary and Cultural Theory program at
Carnegie Mellon University. He is the author ofThe
Imperialist Imaginary: Visions of Asia and the
Pacific in American Culture(University Press of
New England, 2005).
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Abril 21 Abril 21
Ang Pagbabagong-bihis ng Alimbukay: An Acoustic Caf
mga Aklat Pambata
Panayam ni Eugene Y. Evasco Palma Hall Rm. 400
1-4 p.m.

Pulungang Claro M. Recto, Bulwagang Rizal Guests will be served with free coffee
Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura and tea while Original Pilipino Music and
1-2:30 p.m. Japanese cover bands entertain them with
popular acoustic tunes.
Sa panayam na ito ni
Dr. Eugene Y. For inquiries, contact Dan Ang at
Evasco, tatangkaing 0922-821-0617 or uptomokai@gmail.com.
suriin ang mga bagong
panitikang pambata
sa anyo ng ebooks o
kayay picture book
applications.
Interactivity ang
pangunahing
pagtutuunan ng pansin sa mga tekstong
ito. Tatalakayin dito ang natatanging uri ng
mga aklat na may teknolohiya. Ibig sabihin,
nakinabang ang mga aklat pambata sa mga
pagbabagong dulot ng teknolohiya gaya
ng animation, touch screen technology,
musika at games. Sa huli, maglalatag ng
tanong at hamon ang pag-aaral kung may
tulong pa ang mga pagbabagong ito upang
makapanghikayat ng mga mambabasa sa
hanay ng kabataan.

Ang panayam na ito ni Evasco ay bahagi

ng Panayam Lecture Series ng Likhaan: UP
Institute of Creative Writing. Wala itong
bayad at bukas para sa lahat.

Para sa mga detalye, maaari kayong

makipag-ugnay kay Ronnie Amuyot sa
telepono blg. 981-8500 loc. 2117.

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Abril 21-24
Engaging in Advocacy Work:
An Essential Skill for
Social Development
CSWCD Seminar Room
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
A College of Social Work and Community
Development (CSWCD) through the
Research and Extension for Development
Office (REDO) initiated training.
This training acknowledges the ever
changing situation that the Philippines is
contending with which social development
workers should be sensitive about and face
in order to be effective in uplifting the lives
of the people they assist. The training aims
to enhance their capabilities to be proactive
and purposive in involving the community
and other stakeholders in dealing with
problems and issues.
For inquiries, contact Anne-Di or Celes, at
tel. 981-8500 loc. 4107 or at redo_training@
yahoo.com and redocswcd@upd.edu.ph.
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Abril 24
UPSE 50th Anniversary
Fellowship Night:
Bond for Gold
School of Economics (SE) Auditorium
6 p.m.
A gathering of the UPSE alumni, students,
faculty, staff and friends for a night of
fellowship and renewal of camaraderie.
This is held in celebration of UPSEs
50th anniversary.
Event is open to UPSE alumni, students,
faculty, staff and friends.
For more information, call Rosemarie San
Pascual, Program Coordinator UP School of
Economics Diliman, Quezon City at
920-5481, 927-9686 loc 241 or
rssanpascual@econ.upd.edu.ph.
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Abril 24 Abril 25
Uli-Uli: A Cultural Night Impact of Transatlantic
Investment Treaties on
Sunken Garden Labor Relations
6-9 p.m.

An evening of cultural performances and School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR)
traditional games of Philippines and Japan. 1-4 p.m.

For inquiries, contact Dan Ang at SOLAIR hosts the Annual Lecture Series
0922-821-0617 or uptomokai@gmail.com. featuring national and international experts
from the academe, the government and the
industry sectors.

The lecture Impact of Transatlantic

Investment Treaties on Labor Relations
focuses on the extent to which corporations
make use of the dispute settlement
process of international investment treaties
to challenge specific aspects of labor law
(e.g. minimum wage).

The resource person is Visiting Professor
Dr.ChristophScherrer. He is a full professor
at the University of Kassel and Director of
the International Center for Development
and Decent Work.

The lecture series is open to the public and

intends to generate productive discussions
on emerging and critical issues relating to
labor and employment relations.

For inquiries, call 920-7717; 928-6396; and

927-8340.

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Mayo 4
Parada ng Parangal
Academic Oval
5 p.m.
Hudyat ng pagsisimula ng Linggo ng
Parangal sa pamamagitan ng parada na
magpapatingkad sa mga tagumpay at
karangalang inihatid ng ibat ibang yunit ng
UP Diliman sa nakalipas na taon, habang
sama-samang sasalubong nang buong-sigla
at sigasig sa mga darating pang panahon.
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Mayo 5
Chancellors International
Reception
UP Theater Lobby
5:30 p.m.
An annual event that brings together UPD
officials and members of its international
community, comprising of visiting students,
faculty and researchers. With some
members of the diplomatic corps in
attendance, the event will also be the
opportunity for UPD to promote its
academic, research and extension programs.
Highlights of the event are the performances
by foreign students from Asia, Europe and
the Americas. To be featured too are cultural
presentations by UPD students.
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Mayo 6 Mayo 8
Parangal sa mga Mag-aaral Gawad Tsanselor
GT-Toyota Asian Center
2 p.m. Institute of Biology Auditorium
2 p.m.
Isang pagbibigay-pugay at pagkilala sa mga
natatanging mag-aaral na nagpamalas ng Isang hapon ng pagdiriwang at
katalinuhan at kagalingan sa kanilang mga pagkilala sa kahusayan, tagumpay at
gawaing pangmag-aaral. serbisyo ng kaguruan, REPS, kawaning
administratibo at mag-aaral ng
Unibersidad ng Pilipinas. Pinakatampok na
Mayo 7 araw sa Linggo ng Parangal.

Parangal sa mga Retirado

at Gawad Paglilingkod
GT-Toyota Asian Center
1 p.m.

Bilang pagpapahalaga at pasasalamat sa

mga retirado at mga kawaning lubusang
nag-aalay ng kanilang buong kakayahan sa
pagtataguyod ng adhikain ng Unibersidad.

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 Ugnayan AbrilMayo 2015

Mayo 4 Mayo 5-6

UP Diliman-wide Academe Meets the Unions:
Extension Colloquium Enhancing Labor Protection in
Asias Global Production Networks
Bulwagang Tandang Sora
College of Social Work and
Community Development University Hotel
11 a.m.-5 p.m. 9 a.m.

A sharing of extension work and practices, A workshop of leading Asian academics

perspectives, structure and organization
among UPD units to generate and enrich
discussions for policy
recommendations in line with the public
thrust of the University.
For inquiries, call 981-8500 loc. 2621.
and researchers in the field of transnational
global production networks (GPNs) in the
Asia-Pacific region and the leading Asian
labor voices advocating for social protection
and labor rights throughout the GPN chain
of production, particularly in the automotive,
electronics/semiconductors and garments/
textiles industries.

Dr. Rajah Rasiah of the University of

Malaysia and Dr. Martin Hart-Landsberg of
Lewis & Clark College (Portland, USA) shall share
the results of their studies and the implications
of their findings on the labor movement.

The expected workshop output will be a

draft program on decent and fair
employment across the production chains
and tiers of Asias GPN.

For inquiries, call 920-7717, 928-6396 or

927-8340.

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 Ugnayan AbrilMayo 2015

Mayo 7 Mayo 10-17

Evolution of the Philippine
Working Class Struggle and
Labor Movement
Bonifacio Hall
School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR)
9 a.m.
A forum in honor of Crisanto Evangelista
organized by SOLAIR.
The forum gathers academics, labor
historians and labor movement leaders to
analyze and discuss the evolution of the
Philippine working class struggle and
labor movement.
For inquiries, call 920-7717, 928-6396 or
927-8340.
The 54th UP National
Writers Workshop
Baguio City
An annual literary workshop held every
summer in Baguio City by the Likhaan:
University of the Philippines Institute of
Creative Writing (UP ICW). The fellows,
associates and advisers of the UP ICW select
12 writers in mid-career to participate in this
workshop.
For the 54th UP National Writers Workshop,
the fellows for English are Armida Mabitad
Azada, Gutierrez M. Mangansakan II, Isidro
T. Marinay, Benedict Bautista Parfan, Charlie
Samuya Veric and Eliza Victoria. The fellows
for Filipino are Jack A. Alvarez, Kristoffer
Brugada, Resty Cena, Segundo D. Matias Jr.,
Rhoderick V. Nuncio and Will P. Ortiz.

Heading this years workshop is

award-winning writer Prof. Luna Sicat-Cleto.
Other workshop panelists include National
Artists for Literature Virgilio S. Almario and
Bienvenido Lumbera, Amelia Lapea-Bonifacio,
Gmino Abad, Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo,
Jose Y. Dalisay Jr., J. Neil Garcia, Charlson
Ong, Rolando Tolentino, Victor Emmanuel
Carmelo Nadera Jr., Pedro Jun Cruz Reyes,
Romulo P. Baquiran Jr., Rosario Cruz-Lucero,
Eugene Evasco and Isabela Banzon Mooney.

The workshop is Likhaans most important

outreach program and perhaps the most
prestigious in the country today. It entails a
considerable budgetary allocation from the
UP Diliman Chancellor and a grant from the
National Commission for Culture
and the Arts.

For inquiries, call 981-8500 loc. 2117,

920-5301 loc. 7974 or send email to likhaan.
staff@gmail.com.

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 Ugnayan AbrilMayo 2015
Mayo 11-15
A Basic Course in Urban and
Regional Planning
School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP)
The SURP Training and Extension Division
holds its second run of the training
program A Basic Course in Urban and
Regional Planning (ABC in URP). The training
program is an introductory course on the
basic concepts, processes and
methodologies of urban and regional
planning and provides updates on the latest
planning approaches, tools and techniques.
Interested participants may inquire at
926-2120, or email surptraining@gmail.com
for more details.
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Mayo 13
CLRG@50 Lecture Series:
Devolution
by Nestor N. Pilar
Assembly Hall
National College of Public Administration
and Governance
10 a.m.
The CLRG@50 Lecture Series is held in
celebration of the 50th anniversary of the
Center for Local and Regional Governance
(CLRG) of the National College of Public
Administration and Governance (NCPAG).
The lecture series aims to revisit the past
issues and challenges on local governance
as it relates to the present. Featured speakers
are CLRGs past and present directors.
Established by UP and Congress as the Local
Government Center in 1965, CLRG is UPs
research, training and consulting center for
local governments.The Center is a constituent
unit of theNCPAGand subscribes to NCPAGs
paradigm of the healthy mix of theory and
practice (praxis).
For inquiries and reservation, call 928-3914,
925-4722 or email clrg.ncpag@upd.edu.ph.
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Mayo 14 Mayo 15
Learning Mathematics Paliwanagan sa UP Diliman:
Through Origami OVCRD Colloquium Series

Dolores F. Hernandez Hall Quezon Hall

Science Teacher Training Center, NISMED 3-7 p.m.
2 p.m.
A bi-annual activity of the Office of the Vice
Learning Mathematics Through Origami is a Chancellor for Research and Development (OVCRD).
public lecture by Patsy Wang-Iverson, Vice
President for Special Projects at the Gabriella The colloquium aims to create greater
& Paul Rosenbaum Foundation. Her work focuses public awareness and appreciation of UPDs
on improving mathematics and science research and development initiatives and
education by learning from practices around programs.
the world, including jugyokenkyuu (translated
as lesson study) and origami. For inquiries, call OVCRD at 981-8500
loc. 4048.
In her presentation, participants will
examine how origami might help students
gain better access to a number of Trends
in International Mathematics and Science
Study (TIMSS) public release items. There
will also be a discussion of the results from
the case study accompanied by exploration
of how origami may help low performing
students improve their understanding and
performance while increasing their interest
in and enjoyment of mathematics. By
constructing their own models, workshop
participants will have the opportunity to
examine how origami can help students
deepen their understanding
of mathematics.

The lecture is open to the public.

For inquiries, call 928-3545 or send email to

nismedup@gmail.com.

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 Ugnayan AbrilMayo 2015

Mayo 20 Mayo 26-29

Need for and Principle Enhancing the Supervisors
Contents of a National Capability in Mentoring
Transport Policy Act and Coaching
(SURP 50th Anniversary Public
Lecture Series) CSWCD Seminar Room
8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Cario Multi-Purpose Hall The 4-day, live-out training aims to

School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP)
6 p.m.
Presented by Dr. Primitivo C. Cal, it is the
fifth in the SURP 50th Anniversary Public
Lecture Series which commenced in January
and will continue until October 2015.
For inquiries, call 926-2120 or email surp.
graduatestudies@gmail.com.
enhance the knowledge, skills and attitudes
of middle level supervisors in providing the
needed support to improve the functioning
of the supervisees.The focusis on making
them proactive in intervening when there are
performance gaps among the supervisees
andsystematically and purposively
providing opportunities for their growth in
their work.
For inquiries, contact Anne-Di or Celes at
981-8500 loc. 4107 or email
redo_training@yahoo.com or redocswcd@
upd.edu.ph.

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 Ugnayan AbrilMayo 2015
Mayo 26-29
Data Analysis Using SPSS
(Beginners Course)
Computer Laboratory
UP Population Institute (UPPI)
Room 334, Palma Hall
The course is designed to provide an
intensive introduction to the latest version
of the Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences (SPSS), now known as IBM SPSS
Statistics. SPSS is a user-friendly
Windows-based statistical software and a
powerful and versatile tool for data analysis.
The training combines lecture and hands-on
laboratory sessions and involves an analysis
of a subset of a large dataset.
Participants should have knowledge of
basic statistical concepts and should have
experience in computer operations using
MS Windows. Experience with SPSS is not
necessary, although a basic understanding
of the purpose and functions of the software
is helpful.
The trainers consist of UPPI faculty
members who have extensive experience
both in teaching SPSS and in survey data
processing and analysis using the software.
Faculty members from other UP units may
also be invited as resource persons.
Facilitators or laboratory assistants are
available to assist the participants during
the hands-on sessions.
For more information, visit http://www.uppi.
upd.edu.ph/extension/spss-basic or email
trainings@drdf.org.ph
Mayo 27-29
2nd Training Workshop on
Legal Research and Library
Services Made Ready
UP Law Library
Organized by the UP Law Library and the
AADI (Asosasyon ng Aklatan at Sinupan
ng Diliman), the 3-day training workshop
on legal research and library services uses
informative and interactive discussions,
networking sessions and activities to allow
participants to interact, inspire and learn
from one another.
Registration fee is P3,000 inclusive of meals,
snacks, use of computer/internet and
certificate of participation. Lawyers,
librarians, researchers, support staff,
students and others who are interested in
research are welcome to attend.
For inquiries, please call920-5514 loc. 300-
308, 316-317 or contact Olga Bondal at
olga.bondal@upd.edu.ph; Tina Sobrevinas at
tina.sobrevina@gmail.com; Armie Crisostomo
at armie.crisostomo@upd.edu.ph.
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