The UPOU Multimedia Center, through the OPEN Talk program, held talks/discussions aimed at providing information concerning 2022 Philippine Elections. These talks are part of the voters' education initiatives of the university. The first talk titled "From Marites to Maricon: Kontra-Disimpormasyon sa Eleksyon" was held on 18 March 2022. The speakers were Dr. Joane. V. Serrano, the Dean of UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies, Ms. Bash Yumol, a data scientist and member of the Computer Professionals Union, and Prof. Eileen G. Meneses, a faculty member at the Department of Humanities, University of the Philippines Los Baños. Mr. Ian Raphael [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) conducted a webinar titled Agenda ng Kababaihan, Tungo sa Kaunlaran: Filipino Women Overseas Workers in France Women's Forum on 7 April 2022.   The event was organized in coordination with the Social Work and Women Development academic programs of the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS).  It aimed to have a women’s forum that endeavors to bring women and girls towards a collective agenda of empowerment and equality. The webinar was conducted in line with the 2022 National Women's Month banner theme, "We Make Change Work [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), in collaboration with the Worldwide Teach-in (WWTI) Philippines and Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability, conducted the Climate Justice Teach-in Webinar titled #MakeClimateAConversation on 2 April 2022.   Ms. Faith Caubang, a  UPOU Bachelor of Education Studies (BES) student and Team Leader of WWTI Philippines, and Mr. Karl Alex Laurito, a member of the WWTI Philippines, served as the hosts.  Dr. Joane V. Serrano, Dean of the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), spearheaded the event. Dr. Serrano delivered the opening remarks and welcomed the participants.  She shared that UPOU’s collaboration [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has partnered with the UP Los Baños for the conduct of a webinar series titled “Revitalizing Socioecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS).” This webinar series aims to boost awareness, conservation, and sustainable utilization of SEPLS through experts on the Satoyama landscape in the Philippines. In the first episode of the Revitalizing SEPLS webinar series, Ms. Anne Frances V. Buhay, a Project Assistant at the UP Open University (UPOU), presented her paper entitled Socioecological Production Landscapes in the Philippines: Status, Problems and Future Directions. This was held on 31 March 2022. Ms. Buhay [...]

As part of its public service tradition, the UP Open University (UPOU) holds annual blood donation drives. Now in its tenth year, the UPOU Blood Donation Drive was held on 6 April 2022 at the UPOU Community Hub in Los Baños, Laguna. This year, 60 blood bags were collected, surpassing the 2019 UPOU Blood Donation Drive’s total number of successful donors. Eighty (80) volunteers attended the drive with 20 deferrals due to low hemoglobin levels, hypertension, and other medical conditions.  The medical team advised proper hydration, consuming iron-rich foods and supplements, and making the necessary preparations before the blood donation [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) conducted a live webinar in Ethics in Social Sciences as part of the Research Conversations: Ethics Series 2021 last 25 March 2022. The event featured Dr. Meita Dhamayanti, dr., Sp.A(K)., M. Kes, Professor and Coordinator for the Doctoral Program of the Faculty of Medicine, and former Chair of Research Ethics Committee of the Universitas Padjadjaran as the resource speaker. Assoc. Prof.  Myra D. Oruga, Associate Professor and Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for Research) served as the host of the event. Dr. Dhamayanti discussed the general ethics in social [...]

Dr. Finaflor F. Taylan, the Director of the UP Open University (UPOU) Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) shared her journey as a social worker in celebration of the World Social Work Day. Dr. Taylan served as one of the keynote speakers for the webinar titled “Breaking Boundaries: Women in Power and the Progressive Social Workers” organized by the Junior Social Workers Association of the Philippines of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (JSWAP-PLM). This was held last 23 March 2022 via Zoom and JSWAP-PLM Facebook Page to celebrate World Social Work Day.  Dr. Taylan started her talk with a message “As [...]