A special tribute from Chairman Lito Bermudo. There are lives that are best remembered not by the offices a person held, but by the standards he represented. Cesar Enrique Aguinaldo Virata belonged to such a generation. He died on October 2 at the age of 95, bringing to a close Read more…
Photo from BPI website In a ceremony hosted by our Adviser Sid Consunji at the Manila Polo Club on September 21, the MOA for the BPI-UPAE Student Loan Facility was signed! This happened after almost two years of carefully crafting the design of the loan facility. Signatories were BPI Senior Read more…
Rowena Ravago Quirimit has been appointed as General Manager of Fluor Daniel Inc. Philippines, effective September 2026. She is the first Filipino General Manager in the 39-year history of Fluor Philippines. Fluor is a leading engineering & construction company that provides engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), maintenance & project management services Read more…
Engineering for a Changing Philippines There is a demographic change taking place in the Philippines that deserves far more attention than it is getting. Filipino families are having fewer children. This is not simply a matter of changing lifestyles or personal choices. It is a structural shift that will eventually Read more…
Andrew Jacob Buensalido and Alyson Cabrestante, both graduates of UP Diliman, have been named the 2026 Philippine national winners of the James Dyson Award for their project BiDaKidney. The low-cost, semi-automated peritoneal dialysis machine aims to make home-based treatment simpler, safer, and more accessible for Filipino patients. Cabrestante (R), a Read more…
The Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science, Technology, and Innovation (PhilAASTI) marked a monumental milestone as it celebrated its 75th Anniversary and Annual Convention at The Manila Hotel. Among the highlights of the celebration was the unveiling of a brand-new recognition category designed to honor exceptional trailblazers in the Read more…
Represented by Chairman Lito Bermudo and Executive Director Tito Aliga, UPERDFI successfully joined the DOST Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Session held on September 15, 2026 at the DOST Teknolohiya Conference Room in Taguig City. To implement its push to maximize the impact of DOST-certified S&T Foundations, the DOST S&T Foundations Read more…
Nuclear Power: Are We Ready? There is once again a serious push to bring nuclear power into the Philippines. I believe we should have the conversation. Our electricity demand is growing. We need reliable power. We need to decarbonize. And we cannot afford to close the door on any technology Read more…
Ensuring the continuous availability of resources for student engineers and faculty researchers is essential to building a resilient, innovative Philippines. To advance this mission, several Deeds of Donation were executed to provide crucial financial assistance to deserving students at the UP Diliman College of Engineering (UPDCOE) throughout Academic Year 2026-27. Read more…
No matter the weather, Executive Director Tito Aliga remained on the ground and actively engaged to ensure that programs continue uninterrupted. Hardware purchased for the mental health chatbot, an initiative under the Nation-Building Project Grants under the UP–Ayala Partnership on AI. Project leader is Prof. Lorelie C. Grepo-Jalao of the Read more…