UPCOE Dean Rizalinda de Leon, UPERDFI President Chato Calderon, J. Amado Araneta Foundation, Inc. Executive Director Christine Diane Romero and UPERDFI Tito Aliga UPERDFI and UPCOE thank the J. Amado Araneta Foundation, Inc. through Araneta Group Senior VP John B. Castelo (EE ’86) for donating ten (10) Thesis Support Grants Read more…
Thank you for being a part of a fruitful 2018! Sharing with you the latest updates about UPERDFI. UPERDFI Firms up Action Plan for 2019 Trustees and Advisers (seated from left) Pete Maniego, Comptroller Edith Atienza, Jun Berba, Chairman Lilit Tumbocon, President Chato Calderon, Sec. Boy de la Peña, Mar Read more…
Led by Author Dr. Benny Pacheco and Co-author Dr. Augie Resurreccion, work started this January 2019, funded by Rene Bello (IE ’75) and Carmen Seriña (widow of Andy Seriña, ME ’71). UPERDFI Pres. Chato Calderon and Comptroller Edith Atienza joined the ES 101 Book Project Team to take charge of Read more…
Dean Rizalinda de Leon and UPERDFI President Chato Calderon hosted a dinner in honor of Dr. Romel Gomez on January 11 at Cravings, Katipunan. Dr. Gomez came to UP at the invitation of Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT) Program Director Dean de Leon. In his lecture, he suggested Read more…
Thinking Machines Data Science, Inc. (TMDSI), led by its Founder and CEO Stephanie Sy, sponsored a Study Grant and two Thesis Support Grants for Computer Science students. TMDSI People Operations Lead Justin delos Reyes (CS ’14) and Director of Growth Chelle Gray visited the UPERDFI Office on January 11 to Read more…
Longridge Construction, Inc. President Benedict Laogan readily answered to the call for support of Civil Engineering students by donating to the Student Competition Fund. They will compete in the upcoming American Concrete Institution (ACI) Convention 2019 on March 24-28 in Quebec, Canada. In December 2018, Longridge also donated to the Read more…
UPERDFI held a Special Board of Trustees Meeting, where the Action Plan for 2019 has been laid out and set into motion. Aside from the regular committee activities of the Foundation, we are grounding our initiatives around five (5) key objectives, which are to: 1. Produce the Best Engineers 2. Read more…
UPERDFI adapted its programs to the shifting needs of the College of Engineering. To keep up with the Technopreneurship initiative, UPERDFI through Trustee Ferdz de la Cruz, enlisted the support of McCann WorldGroup Philippines CEO Raul Castro in transforming UPERDFI into a more exciting brand. McCann’s Adrian Quintana, Sid Samodio Read more…
UPERDFI President Chato Calderon gathered fellow music-loving UPCOE Faculty on January 8 to brainstorm an Engineering Music Night in late March. This is a fundraising concert for the well-being program for UPCOE students. The Task Force is inviting Faculty and Alumni with singing and musical instrument talents to make the Read more…
FrontLearners, Inc. donated two Thesis Support Grants for research projects in education technology. UPCOE Dean Rizalinda de Leon awarded Founders Leo (ME ’86) and Elaine de Velez with the commemorative sundial plaque, in appreciation of their contribution. UPERDFI ED Tito Aliga, FrontLearners, Inc. Founders Elaine and Leo de Velez, UPCOE Read more…